2. Noun. The act, or the result of making something flat of flatter ¹
3. Noun. A flattened part of something ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flattening
1. flatten [v] - See also: flatten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flattening
Literary usage of Flattening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"The waggon then goes back to the flattening ... flattening and annealing furnaces.
This they accomplish by mesas of two ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1840)
"The flattening of the head is practised by at least ten or twelve distinct ...
The mode by which the flattening is effected varies considerably with the ..."
3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel (1900)
"In connexion with the examples brought forward in the Fifth Section it will be
shown that where in roots a flattening takes place under the influence of ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Flattening.—The cylinder во blown and detached is now allowed to cool ; and,
previous to its flattening, the burst extremity being thinner than the ..."
5. Muscle Spasm and Degeneration in Intrathoracic Inflammations: Their by Francis Marion Pottenger (1912)
"This pull, being more or less constant, causes the ribs to yield, and after a
time draws them in, producing the localized flattening. This is illustrated by ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Photography —Continued Mounting Flattening mounted prints. G. Edmundson. Photo Era
37:13 Jl '16 Negatives Dealing with cracked negatives. A. Schamasch. ..."
7. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"In regard to the flattening of prunes, which are used on the top of boxes or the
sides of glass jars, fingers are no more used for that work. ..."
8. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"It takes place forward and back, and the shoe should k long enough to allow for it.
It is produced by the flattening of tit FIG. 9. ..."
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