FLAT Copy link • FLAT 1. planus (without perceptible prominences or inequalities, opposed to asper, saxosus, montuosus or montanus): aequus (horizontally level; opposed to superior, inferior, acclivis): non fastigatus (not sloping; e.g., a roof, tectum): non profundus (having no depth). Flat bottoms, carinae planae: flat-bottomed vessels, naves planae carinis; naves piano alveo; naves paullo humiliores: the flat hand, palma (the natural); plana manus (the hand made flat, as opposed to the fist): a flat nose, nasus simus: a flat country, campus: the whole country is flat, omnia sunt campi. A flat coast, litus planum (the bottom not sinking rapidly); litus breve (having little depth of water). Without spirit (of liquors), vapidus: edentulus (PROP.; toothless; IMPROP., of wine; Plaut., Poen., 3, 3, 87): gustu hebes (Col.; of wine, 3, 2, 24): iners ac sine sapore (Plin.; of the plant blitum). To become flat, evanescere or fugere. Not lively, languidus, languens (without strength and life; e.g., a color, look, voice, thought): iners (without strength and expression; verses): frigidus (frosty, cold; e.g., a thought). To become flat, languescere; evanescere (to become dull): to be flat, languere; frigere (of a conversation, etc.). 2. s. A plain, planities: aequor: aequus et planus locus: campus (with or without planus or apertus, level ground; opposed to mountainous or hilly country): aequata planities: exaequatio (a place that has been made level [SYN. in PLAIN]). A shallow, Vid: The broad side of a blade; e.g., to strike with the flat of his sword, lamina gladii percutere. In music, perhaps sonus mollis (Kr.). 3. v. TRANS. [Vid: To FLATTEN.] INTRANS To FLATTEN.