FLAT - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adverb

with flat sails

Example: sail flat against the wind

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

Example: flat computer monitors

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

Categories: Musical notation

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Adjective

lacking contrast or shading between tones

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Adjective

(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone

Example: B flat

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Adjective

stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

Example: found himself lying flat on the floor

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Adjective

having lost effervescence

Example: flat beer; a flat cola

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Adjective

sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Example: the owl's faint monotonous hooting

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Adjective

horizontally level

Example: a flat roof

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Adjective

not reflecting light; not glossy

Example: flat wall paint; a photograph with a matte finish

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Adjective

commercially inactive

Example: flat sales for the month; prices remained flat; a flat market