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flattening [′flat·ən·iŋ] (geodesy) The ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii of the earth; the flattening of the earth is the ellipticity of the spheroid; the magnitude of the flattening is sometimes expressed as the numerical value of the reciprocal of the flattening. Also known as compression. (metallurgy) Straightening of metal sheet by passing it through special rollers which flatten it without changing its thickness. Also known as roll flattening. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A singular custom prevails, not merely among the Chinooks, but among most of the tribes about this part of the coast, which is the flattening of the forehead. Well, you don't have to baby her, starting head-sheets, flattening mainsail, and gentling her with the wheel. There was a sense of stretching of the skin about his ears, for all the world as though those members were flattening back against his skull in preparation for deadly combat. |
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