flat-earth

flæt-ɜːθ

Definition

Definition of flat-earth - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

outdated

Rare

describing outdated or debunked ideas

Rare

His flat-earth views on technology were surprising.

antiquated

archaic

obsolete

pseudoscience

Rare

related to the belief that Earth is flat

Rare

He attended a flat-earth conference last year.

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Origin of flat-earth

English, flat (level) + earth (world)

Terms with flat-earth included in their meaning

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flat earther

conspiracy believer

person who believes the Earth is flat

map projection

cartography

method of representing the surface of the earth on a flat map

terrace

agriculture

raised flat-topped bank of earth for farming

planispheric

adj.

chart

showing a flat map of earth or stars

Examples of flat-earth in a sentence

Their flat-earth beliefs hindered scientific progress.
The flat-earth theory has been debunked by scientists.
She joined a flat-earth group online.

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French:obsolète, adhérent à la théorie de la Terre plate, ...
German:veraltet, pseudowissenschaftlich, ...
Italian:superato, terrapiattista, ...
Spanish:anticuado, terraplanista, ...
Portuguese:retrógrado, terraplanista, ...
Chinese:过时的, 扁平地球论的, ...
Japanese:時代遅れの, 地球平面説の, ...
Arabic:مُتَخَلِّف, الأرْض المُسَطَّحَة, ...
Hebrew:מְיוּשָׁן, שְׁטוּחַאַרְצִי, ...
Russian:устаревший, плоской Земли, ...
Ukrainian:застарілий, плоскоземельний, ...
Hindi:पुराना, सपाट-पृथ्वी, ...
Bengali:সেকেলে, সমতল পৃথিবী, ...
Catalan:antiquat, terraplanista, ...
Czech:zpátečnický, plochozemský, ...
Danish:forældet, fladjords, ...
Dutch:platte-aarde, flat-earth, ...
Greek:ξεπερασμένος, επίπεδης γης, ...
Hungarian:maradi, laposföldhívő, ...
Khmer:ហួសសម័យ, ទាក់ទងនឹងជំនឿថាផែនដីមានរាងសំប៉ែត, ...
Korean:구식의, 평평한 지구의, ...
Persian:قدیمی, زمین‌صاف, ...
Polish:przestarzały, płaskoziemski, ...
Portuguese (BR):retrógrado, terraplanista, ...
Romanian:depășit, pământ plat, ...
Swedish:föråldrad, plattjordig, ...
Thai:ที่ล้าสมัย, โลกแบน, ...
Turkish:modası geçmiş, düz dünya, ...
Vietnamese:lỗi thời, Trái Đất phẳng, ...

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Definition of flat-earth - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of flat-earth

Terms related to flat-earth

Terms with flat-earth included in their meaning

Examples of flat-earth in a sentence

View all translations of flat-earth

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