flatbottom

Thân thiện

A flatbottom boat glides smoothly across the calm lake.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a flat bottom. This describes an object whose underside is level and planar, rather than rounded, pointed, or curved.

Usage and Examples

• The primary and only usage of flatbottom is as an adjective to describe the physical characteristic of an object's base.
  • We used a flatbottom skillet to make the pancakes evenly.
  • The canal is designed for flatbottom barges.
  • A flatbottom boat is more stable in shallow water than a V-hulled one.

Advanced Usage Notes

• flatbottom is a compound adjective. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) as shown in the examples. Its predicative use (after a linking verb like 'is') is less common but grammatically possible (e.g., ).
• In many contexts, especially in nautical terminology, the variant flat-bottomed is more frequently used. The meaning is identical.

Variants and Related Words

• flat-bottomed (adj.): The more common variant, identical in meaning to flatbottom.
  • a flat-bottomed vessel
• flatboat (n.): A type of boat with a flat bottom, used especially on rivers.
• shallow-draft (adj.): A related nautical term often describing vessels (like flatbottom boats) that do not extend deeply into the water.

Synonyms

• flat-bottomed: The direct synonym.
• even-bottomed: A less common descriptive synonym.
• planar-bottomed: A technical synonym.

Antonyms

• round-bottomed: Having a curved, rounded underside.
• V-bottomed: Having a hull that forms a 'V' shape.
• keeled: Having a central structural ridge (keel) along the bottom.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a flat bottom
   • a flatbottom kettle
   • a flatbottomed boat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flatbottomed