FLATTENING meaning: 1. present participle of flatten 2. to become level or cause something to become level: 3. to stop…. Learn more.

Flattening is a measure of the compression of a circle or sphere along a diameter to form an ellipse or an ellipsoid of revolution (spheroid) respectively. Other terms used are ellipticity, or oblateness.

The meaning of FLATTEN is to make flat. How to use flatten in a sentence.

To flatten something such as a building, town, or plant means to destroy it by knocking it down or crushing it. ...explosives capable of flattening a five-storey building. [VERB noun] ...bombing raids …

To make even, smooth, or level: even, flat, level, plane, smooth, straighten.

Definition of flatten verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to become flat or flatter; to make something flat or flatter. The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking. …

Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season. Student performance flattened out after the second month of the school year.

flat•ten /ˈflætən/ v. to (cause to) become flat: [~ (+ out) + object] Flatten (out) the pizza dough with your hands.[~ (+ out)] They flattened (out) against the wall and strained to see who was coming. to knock …

flatten something out The use of a retardant coating on the surface of the powder slows the initial burn rate and flattens out the rate of change. These public health measures are designed to flatten the …

flattening definition: act of making something flat. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.