noun
smoothing
Smoothing (noun) means the act or process of making something smooth. Example: “The smoothing of the plaster took most of the afternoon.”
noun
1
The act or process of making something smooth.
"The smoothing of the plaster took most of the afternoon."
2
(statistics) A technique for revealing overall trends in data by reducing noise.
"The analyst applied smoothing to the sales graph to see the underlying trend."
How to use smoothing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe process of making a surface even, or of filtering out noise from data to see the underlying pattern.
Common pairings
data smoothing
skin smoothing
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Word forms
- Plural
- smoothings
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Rhymes for smoothing
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What does “smoothing” mean?
The word “smoothing” means the act or process of making something smooth. In plain terms, the process of making a surface even, or of filtering out noise from data to see the underlying pattern.
How do you use “smoothing” in a sentence?
Here is “smoothing” used in a sentence: “The smoothing of the plaster took most of the afternoon.”
What part of speech is “smoothing”?
“Smoothing” is a noun.
How many meanings does “smoothing” have?
“Smoothing” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the act or process of making something smooth.
