American English pronunciation

How to pronounce flattening

IPA transcription: [f'lætənɪŋ]

Pronunciation variants: [f'lætənɪŋ][f'lætnɪŋ]

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Verb

  • make flat or flatter

    “flatten a road”

    “flatten your stomach with these exercises”

  • become flat or flatter

    “The landscape flattened”

  • lower the pitch of (musical notes)

Usage examples

  • Geodesists, by convention, use the semimajor axis and flattening.