flatting

noun9

1. •
   The process of becoming flat.
2. •
   The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.

   • Flatting agents reduces gloss by scattering reflected light. The more flatting agent added, the duller the appearance and the greater the loss of film clarity. — 1998
3. •
   The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.
4. •
   (New-Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
5. •
   A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
6. •
   The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
7. •
   A flat part of something, a flattening.
8. •
   An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.

   • The bell ropes hang from the outside of the tower, the resultant friction of the ropes over the brick sides producing irresolute sharpings or flattings of the notes. — 1982
9. •
   A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.

   • The Nottingham white-lead is the most esteemed for what is called flatting, or dead white. — 1823