flatten

== English == === Etymology === From flat + -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflæ.tən/, [ˈflæ.tn̩], [flæ.ʔn̩] Rhymes: -ætən Hyphenation: flat‧ten === Verb === flatten (third-person singular simple present flattens, present participle flattening, simple past and past participle flattened) (transitive) To make something flat or flatter. (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed. (transitive) To knock down or lay low. (intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau. (intransitive) To be knocked down or laid low. (music) To lower by a semitone. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale. (programming, transitive) To reduce (a data structure) to one that has fewer dimensions, e.g. a 2×2 array into a list of four elements. (computer graphics, transitive) To combine (separate layers) into a single image. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====