Flatness Synonyms

Flatness Sentence Examples

• In or near Iioo B.C., Chou Kung, an able mathematician, determined with surprising accuracy the obliquity of the ecliptic; but his attempts to estimate the sun's distance failed hopelessly as being grounded on belief in the flatness of the earth.

• The flatness impedes drainage which results in the compost staying too wet.

• The exteriors of the north Italian Gothic churches are characterized by the flatness of the roof; the treatment of the west facade as a mere screen wall, masking the true lines of the aisle roofs; the great circular window in the west front for lighting the nave; the absence of pinnacles owing to the unimportance of the buttresses; the west-end porches with columns resting on lions or other animals.

• The flatness problem vanishes because the huge expansion blows the universe up so much that it smooths out irregularities.

• Flatness and lack of deep shadows, owing to the impossibility of obtaining heavy cornices in that material, mark the style.