Definition von flat im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Having no variations in altitude
The land around here is flat.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding
He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
- Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles
- A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels
She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
- without spin; spinless
- An area of level ground
- To make a flat call; to call without raising
- A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪)
- Describing certain features, usually the breasts or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all
That girl is completely flat on both sides.
- Deflated, especially because of a puncture
- An apartment
- Unable to generate power; dead
- The flat part of something
The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be
- Absolute
I'm not going to the party and that's flat.
- A wide, shallow container
a flat of strawberries.
- A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting
- So as to be flat
Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
- Bluntly
I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
- Uninteresting
The party was a bit flat.
- Lacking acidity without being sweet
- Without variations in pitch
- A flat tyre/tire
- Completely
I am flat broke this month.
- Lowered by one semitone
- {n} a level, even ground, shallow, dulness, a broad boat, a mark of depression in music
- {v} to make or grow flat, level, hinder, draw
- {a} level, even, smoot, null, insipid, postive
- with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind"
- below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night"
- To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress
- A character [♭] before a note, indicating a tone which is a half step or semitone lower
- Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- Convertibles: Earning interest on the date of payment only General: Having neither a short nor a long position in a stock Clean Market: Characterized by horizontal price movement, usually the result of low activity Equities: To execute without commission or markup
- emphasis If you say that you are flat broke, you mean that you have no money at all. Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole. = skint
- English term for apartment A portion of a building designed to serve as a home for a single family group
- emphasis If you say that something is as flat as a pancake, you are emphasizing that it is completely flat. My home state of Illinois is flat as a pancake
- A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a shallow; a strand
- emphasis If you say that something happened, for example, in ten seconds flat or ten minutes flat, you are emphasizing that it happened surprisingly quickly and only took ten seconds or ten minutes. You're sitting behind an engine that'll move you from 0 to 60mph in six seconds flat
- A piece of mail which exceeds the maximum dimensions for letter-size mail, but does not exceed the following dimensions: 15" long by 12" high by 3/4" thick A flat may be unwrapped, paper-wrapped, sleeve-wrapped, or enveloped
- Opposite of "firm" Usually indicates very low acidity, so tasting insipid and lacking flavour
- If you describe something as flat, you mean that it is dull and not exciting or interesting. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty
- Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound
- To be neither long nor short is the same as to be flat or square One would have a flat book if he has no positions or if all the positions cancel each other out
- To fall form the pitch
- A surface that scatters or absorbs the light falling on it so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen (0-15 gloss on a 60-degree gloss meter)
- A symbol used in music to signify that the note it precedes should be lowered by one half-step
- A straw hat, broad- brimmed and low-crowned
- (1) Bond or other fixed-income security traded without accounting for accrued interest; (2) describes a market where the price of a stock and/or its volume have not changed significantly over a period of time; (3) a term stockbrokers and market makers often use when they no longer hold a position in a particular security or account
- On the flat means on level ground. He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat
- Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix, or an infinitive without the sign to
- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- The state of an underwriter's account that is completely sold
- {s} having a planar surface; deflated (about a tire); absolute; lying down, horizontal; spread out; tasteless; monotonous, dull; mat, not shiny; having a tone one half step lower (Music)
- If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be. Her vocal range was, to say the least of it, limited, and she had a distressing tendency to sing flat. Flat is also an adjective. He had been fired because his singing was flat
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
- A response that is relatively linear from the lowest to the highest audible frequencies (e g , Most installers will use an equalizer to get a flat response in cars )
- not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
- The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge
- A homaloid space or extension
- Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane
- If trade or business is flat, it is slow and inactive, rather than busy and improving or increasing. During the first eight months of this year, sales of big pickups were up 14% while car sales stayed flat = sluggish
- A dull fellow; a simpleton; a numskull
- Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat
- a level tract of land
- An odor taint in the coffee bean or brew meaning that limited range of gases and vapors is present in almost imperceptible strength Due to aromatic compounds leaving the beans as part of the staling process after roasting or the holding process after brewing
- A platform on wheel, upon which emblematic designs, etc
- A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats
- lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
- flat affect
- Lack of emotion
After the crash he presented a flat affect, a symptom of PTSD.
- flat affect
- Lack of apparent emotion
- flat as a pancake
- Particularly or extremely flat
If something that heavy landed on him, he'd be squished flat as a pancake.''.
- flat back four
- collectively, a set of defenders who stay on the same level on the pitch
- flat call
- To call a raise, as opposed to folding or reraising
- flat call
- An instance of flat calling; a call
- flat called
- Simple past tense and past participle of flat call
- flat calling
- Present participle of flat call
- flat calls
- plural form of flat call
- flat calls
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flat call
- flat cap
- A man's cap made from wool, tweed, or other soft material. It has a small peak and fits snugly tight to the wearer's head. Popular with outdoor country sportsmen, farmers, and workers, particularly in the north of England
- flat caps
- plural form of flat cap
- flat chat
- Extremely busy
Can you call me back tomorrow, mate? I'm flat chat at the moment.
- flat chat
- At maximum capability or speed
We had the car going flat chat down the highway when the cops pulled us over.
- flat earthers
- plural form of flat earther
- flat feet
- A physical condition of the feet where the arches have collapsed and the sole of the foot is in full contact with the ground
- flat file
- A data file containing usually one record per line
When the flat file became unmanageable, we switched to a proper database system.
- flat files
- plural form of flat file
- flat irons
- plural form of flat iron
- flat junction
- An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks
- flat junctions
- plural form of flat junction
- flat lock
- a method of interlocking metal panels in which one panel edge is folded back on top of itself and the other panel is folded under, after which the two panels are hooked together
- flat locks
- plural form of flat lock
- flat out
- bluntly, no holds barred
She thought it was best to tell him she didn't love him flat out.
- flat out
- lazy, sleeping (Australian)
flat out (like a lizard in the sun) - doing absolutely nothing.
- flat out
- At top speed
After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath.
- flat rate
- An amount of money paid by everyone or every user of something
Customers are expected to pay a flat rate of £15 monthly.
- flat rates
- plural form of flat rate
- flat silver
- silver, or silver-plated cutlery
- flat space
- Any Riemann space in which the metric tensors are constants throughout
- flat spaces
- plural form of flat space
- flat store
- A crooked gambling establishment, such as a casino running rigged or fixed (dishonest) games of chance.“flat store”, as which the primary “flat joint” is also known, listed of Newspeak: A Dictionary of Jargon by Jonathon Green (1984; ; ISBN 0710096852 (10), ISBN 978-0710096852 (13))
These systems are often cheaper to install than conventional horizontal ducting and have the advantage over above-floor ducts that they are unlikely to be damaged by tractors unloading the flat store.
- flat stores
- plural form of flat store
- flat tire
- Alternative spelling of flat tyre
- flat tires
- plural form of flat tire
- flat tyre
- A tyre of a motor vehicle that is deflated, especially one deflated because of a puncture when in use
- flat tyres
- plural form of flat tyre
- flat white
- A type of white coffee made with espresso coffee and hot milk
- flat whites
- plural form of flat white
- flat wrack
- spiral wrack
- flat wracks
- plural form of flat wrack
- flat-bottomed
- Having a flat bottom
For example a flat-bottomed bowl.
- flat-chested
- Having a flat chest; having small breasts
- flat-chestedness
- The state of being flat-chested; the state of having small breasts
Flat-chestedness was a big problem when I was in school.
- flat-earther
- A person who believes or advocates the theory that the earth is flat
- flat-earther
- A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence
Global warming is settled, unless you are a flat earther or an energy company apologist.
- flat-footed
- To firmly hold and maintain a decision; to stand one's ground
1892 Frank Millet: I write in this way to urge you to be explicit and flat-footed in your wishes. Quoted in: 2003 Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America'', ISBN 0609608444, page 177.
- flat-footed
- unprepared to act
They caught us flat-footed.
- flat-footed
- having the specific physical condition of flat feet
- flat-footed
- having feet which are flat
Bears are flat-footed animals.
- flat-headed cat
- a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra
- flat-headed cats
- plural form of flat-headed cat
- flat-out
- Alternative spelling of flat out
- flat-rate
- Relating to a flat rate; with the same amount of money required of everyone
a flat-rate contribution.
- flat ride
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat character
- (Fotoğrafçılık) A minor character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. Also referred to as "two-dimensional characters" or "static characters," flat characters play a supporting role to the main character, who as a rule should be round
- flat ride cymbal
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat top ride
- (Kahve) A flat ride cymbal or flat top ride (or often just flat ride) is a ride cymbal without a bell
- flat rate
- fixed price, price that remains constant under all circumstances
- flat rate
- A media rate that allows for no discounts
- flat affect
- (Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat affect. A person with schizophrenia may not show the signs of normal emotion, perhaps may speak in a monotonous voice, have diminished facial expressions, and appear extremely apathetic. Also known as blunted affect
- flat footed
- (deyim) 1. having flat feet. 2. (informal) clumsy. 3. (informal) unprepared; off guard
- flat refusal
- An immediate direct refusal
- flat tax
- An income tax having a single rate for all taxpayers regardless of income level and type
- flat-out
- In a direct manner; bluntly: "told me the truth flat out"
- flat-out
- At top speed: "running flat out"
- flat-panel
- Relating to or being a thin flat video display (as for a portable computer)
- flat-top
- a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cropped short so that it bristles up into a flat surface
- flatly
- In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty
It was an accusation that he flatly denied.
- flatly
- In a manner that shows no emotion
He replied flatly to the policeman's questions.
- flatness
- the state of being flat
- flatness
- the state of being two-dimensional; planar
- flatter
- Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener
- flatter
- To enhance someone's vanity by praising them
- flatter
- To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
- flatter
- A type of set tool used by blacksmiths
- flatter
- Comparative form of flat: more flat
- flatter
- To portray something to advantage
- flatter
- To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed
- flatting
- Present participle of flat
- flatting
- the practice of living, with others, in a flat
- flatly
- {a} evenly, dully without spirit, downright
- flatness
- {n} evenness, lowness, dulness, deadness
- flatter
- {v} to sooth, praise, give false hopes
- flattish
- {a} rather flat, rather low or dull
- Flatly
- platly
- Flatness
- platness
- flat bed
- Noun: A type of sewing machine or serger which is intended to be installed into a table or cabinet such that the sewing surface of the machine becomes continuous with the table or cabinet surface This can be very nice because it helps support large fabric objects you may be sewing, but eliminates the advantages of a free arm
- flat bed
- A flat bed optical input or output device (scanner or plotter) transfers images by means of a flat plane rather than a revolving cylinder
- flat out
- at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder"
- flat out
- in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
- flat out
- (Informal) directly, bluntly, in a straightforward manner; as fast as possible, very quickly
- flat out
- at top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder
- flat rate
- In lists, a price that is set for use of the total number of names available, often used for lists with too small a quantity for per thousand list rentals
- flat rate
- A fixed charge for goods and services that does not vary with changes in the amount used, volume consumed, or units purchased
- flat rate
- A fixed rate that may include fees for several different services
- flat rate
- Local service for which customers pay a regular monthly charge for unlimited calls within a local area
- flat rate
- An advertising rate not subject to discounts other than that offered for prompt payment
- flat rate
- A method of pricing a telecommunications service The fixed monthly charge a subscriber in a local exchange will pay to be allowed to make an unlimited number of local calls In some states, a consumer may have a choice between flat rate and measured service which is based on usage
- flat rate
- (1) A fixed rate not subject to any subsequent adjustment; (2) A reinsurance premium rate applicable to the entire premium income derived by the ceding company from the business ceded to the reinsurer as distinguished from a rate applicable to excess limits
- flat rate
- Pauschaltarif
- flat rate
- An advertising rate that does not include any discounts
- flat rate
- reimbursement methodology in which all providers delivering the same service are paid at the same rate Also known as a uniform rate
- flat rate
- A method of payment for the work of automotive technicians If an operation calls for a time frame of two hours (called the "flat rate" for that job), than the labor charge will be 2X the shop's hourly rate If the technician is proficient at this particular operation and is able to do it in half the time, the customer still pays for two hours of labor, and the tech earns two hours of pay for one hour of work Conversely, if the tech does the job in more than the allowed time, the customer still pays for two hours This method of payment holds a standard hourly rate for the customer, and yet rewards high skilled technicians
- flat rate
- Rates not available to discounts
- flat rate
- (1) Fee for a product or service that is not dependent on usage (2) Telephone tariff in which no charges are levied for local calls (3) A rental charge which covers unlimited or equipment usage
- flat rate
- In reinsurance, a percentage rate applied to a ceding companys premium writings for the classes of business reinsured to determine the reinsurance premiums to be paid the reinsurer
- flat rate
- Class of service which is characterized by a single rate for all interstate calls, regardless of the terminating point It might also mean "24 hour" rate compared to Peak/Off-Peak rates
- flat rate
- A rate structure in which everyone within a customer class pays the same price per unit for all energy consumed
- flat tire
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- flat tire
- punctured tire, tire which has lost air, blowout
- flatly
- in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges
- flatly
- In a definite manner}
- flatly
- in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges"
- flatly
- levelly; bluntly, in a straightforward manner; without emotion
- flatly
- In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly; peremptorily; positively; plainly
- flatness
- (n) A form control for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing Flatness indicates that all points on the surface must lie in a plane Flatness for a planar surface is comparable to straightness for a line
- flatness
- Flatness, as defined by Federal Specification GGG-P-463c is: All points on the surface lie between two parallel planes, separated by 'X' distance, where 'X' is the overall flatness tolerance (paraphrased from para 3 3 4) This is a unilateral tolerance, not a plus/minus tolerance Occasionally, flatness will be defined as: deviation from a mean plane Tolerances stated in this way are plus & minus, as opposed to unilateral GGG-P-463c(USA): see: Specifications and Standards
- flatness
- the property of having two dimensions
- flatness
- For rolled products, a distortion of the surface of sheet such as a bulge or a wave, usually transverse to the direction of rolling Often described by location across width, i e , edge buckle, quarter buckle, center buckle, etc For extrusions, flatness (off contour) pertains to the deviation of a cross-section surface intended to be flat Flatness can be affected by conditions such as die performance, thermal effects and stretching
- flatness
- Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression
- flatness
- the state of being bland
- flatness
- The condition of a surface having all elements in one plane
- flatness
- {i} levelness, evenness; insipidness; quality of being monotonous
- flatness
- The quality or state of being flat
- flatness
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- flatness
- That property of a web which describes its ability to maintain a planar shape under no stress
- flatness
- A setting in PostScript illustration software Flatness controls the allowable laser beam error artwork is printed (A six sided STOP sign would be a good example of a circle with very high flatness ) To decrease output times increase the flatness setting A flatness setting of 3 will not be visible in the output but will shorten output time (Significantly!)
- flatness
- the peak-to-peak deviation from the nominal voltage in the passband of an amplifier Flatness is typically measured in dB For example, if an amplifier has a passband "ripple" of + 0 5dB, it is said to have a "flatness" of + 0 5dB
- flatness
- Flatness is a measure of a cut length sheet's ability to conform to a flat horizontal surface Maximum deviation from that surface is the degree to which the sheet is out of flat Flatness is often expressed quantitatively in either Steepness or I-Units
- flatness
- Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level
- flatness
- Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; opposed to sharpness or acuteness
- flatness
- 3 categories are possible: a) unlevelled b) roller levelled c) quality levelled Flatness tolerances of roller levelled plates or sheets with no or small unperforated margin to a maximum length of 2m The sheets are placed on a perfectly flat table A ruler which does not flatten the material will give the degree of flatness, the measurement being from the highest point of the sheet to the table surface Special arrangements will have to be agreed for sheets with large margins or blank areas
- flatness
- Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity
- flats
- The two positions to the right and left of the middle driver on the top line
- flats
- Two-dimensional lead soldiers with engraved decorations
- flats
- flats (apartments) are a very distinctive feature of the Edinburgh urban landscape The traditional "tenement" blocks of flats which are the norm in central Edinburgh generally vary from 3 to 5 storeys in height Only the most modern will have lifts; the traditional access is by means of a "walk-up" staircase from street level Each block contains a number of flats, with usually between 2 and 4 flats on each storey Traditionally, construction in Edinburgh was in stone but brick, concrete and steel are now widely used
- flats
- Places along the trace of a compulsory figure where both edges of the blade were in contact with the ice
- flats
- lowers a pitch by a half step
- flats
- A self contained flat that has been converted out of part of a larger property, is known as a converted flat A flat which has the freehold of the land on which it is built, is known as a freehold flat A flat designed and built as such; a self contained residential unit contained within a larger structure containing several self contained units or flats all sharing a common entrance, is known as a purpose built flat a studio flat, is a flat comprising a single habitable room, plus bathroom and possibly separate kitchen Many lenders will not lend on these properties as they are considered more difficult to resell
- flats
- Painted steel subway cars with flat surfaces (The preferred subway cars of old school writers During the 1970s the IRT division was composed exclusively of flats)
- flats
- The area of the field between the hash marks and the sideline and in close proximity to the line of scrimmage A pass, generally to a running back, in this particular spot is described as a flat pass
- flats
- An accidental which lowers the pitch of a note one half step See also key signature
- flats
- a level surface of land
- flats
- The flats are the flat water areas outside of the wake "Landing in the flats" means the rider jumped off of the wake, cleared the other wake, and landed out in the flat water area
- flats
- diagram showing imposition and colours for plate making
- flats
- footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a flat heel)
- flats
- a living unit in a multiple family dwelling with its own entrance from the street Some time the entrance is a vestibule that is shared with another or several other units An apartment house on the other hand has only one entrance with a common hall The flat is more desirable
- flats
- Mail that exceeds at least one of the dimensional regulations of letter-sized mail
- flats
- part of town where the residential area is located