English → Latin
“flattening” in Latin
aequātiōan equalization, equal distribution; equationexaequātiōlevelling, equality, uniformitycompressiōsqueezing, compression; embrace
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flattening
complanatio: aequatio: exaequatio [SYN. in To FLATTEN]: compressio (a pressing together).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flattening?
- The usual Latin words for “flattening” are aequātiō, exaequātiō, compressiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.