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flats
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Princeton's WordNet
flatsnoun
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
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flats
Flats can refer to several things depending on the context: 1) In music, a flat refers to a note that is lowered in pitch by a half step. 2) In real estate, a flat is a term primarily used in British English to refer to a residence that is a part of a larger building and is typically all on one level, equivalent to an apartment in American English. 3) In theatre, a flat refers to a set piece that is flat and painted to provide a backdrop or create the illusion of a building, room, or other type of setting on stage. 4) In ballet, flats refers to the normal shoes worn by ballet dancers as opposed to pointe shoes. 5) In fashion, flats are a type of shoe that doesn't have a raised heel. 6) In art, flats refer to flat colors, with no gradients or textures. 7) In automotive language, a flat can refer to a flat tire indicating a deflated tire with no air pressure. 8) In geography, flats refers to a flat, level stretch of land. So, the specific definition of 'flats' can vary broadly depending on the area of interest.
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Flats
Flats, short for Scenery Flats, are flat pieces of theatrical scenery which are painted and positioned on stage so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background. Flats can be soft or hard covered. Soft-covered flats have changed little from their origin in the Italian Renaissance. Hard-covered flats with a frame that is perpendicular to the paint surface are referred to as studio, TV, or Hollywood flats. Flats with a frame that places the width of the lumber parallel to the face are called New York or Broadway flats. Usually flats are built in standard sizes of 8, 10, or 12 feet tall so that walls or other scenery may easily be constructed, and so that flats may be stored and reused for subsequent productions. Often affixed to battens flown in from the fly tower or loft for the scenes in which they are used, they may also be stored at the sides of the stage, called wings, and braced to the floor when in use for an entire performance. Some casts have a tradition of signing the back of flats used on their production.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Flats
In a commutator of a dynamo, the burning or wearing away of a commutator segment to a lower level than the rest. Sometimes two adjacent bars will be thus affected, causing a flat place on the commutator. It is not always easy to account for the formation of flats. They may have their origin in periodic vibrations due to bad mounting, or to sparking at the particular point.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
flats
All the floor-timbers that have no bevellings in midships, or pertaining to the dead-flat (which see). Also, lighters used in river navigation, and very flat-floored boats for landing troops.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flats in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flats in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Dow Chemical spokeswoman Rachelle Schikorra:
We are reviewing our further appellate options, including seeking rehearing by the Tenth Circuit and/or review by the U.S. Supreme Court, because Dow operated Rocky Flats under a government contract, it is indemnified by the Department of Energy.
Our local policeman went round all the flats and warned us that during matches it was forbidden for us to go out onto our balconies, open our windows or use binoculars. Apparently (police) snipers will be working in the area.
Dow Chemical spokeswoman Rachelle Schikorra:
Because Dow operated Rocky Flats under a government contract, it is indemnified by the Department of Energy.
To add insult to injury I have recently received emails asking if I would like to express interest in flats being marketed at 550,000 pounds, to be built almost on the exact location that my maisonette once stood.
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