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Ebene — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • layer noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  • level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
  • plain adj Simple and without decoration or extra features.
  • plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  • tier noun One of a series of levels or rows, especially arranged one above another.

Senses

Ebene is used for these senses in English:

  • flat An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
  • layer (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) One in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
  • level A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
  • level Degree or amount.
  • plain An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
  • plane Of a surface: flat or level.
  • tier A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.

flat — full definition

  1. adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  2. adj Unchanging or without variation, especially in sales, tone, or energy.
  3. adj Of a tyre, deflated, usually because of a puncture.
  4. adj Of a drink, having lost its fizz.
  5. adj In music, lower in pitch than the correct note, or (of a written note) lowered by a semitone.

layer — full definition

  1. noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  2. noun A hen kept specifically for producing eggs.
  3. verb To arrange something in layers.

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