méplat

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mesplat (“thicker on one side than on the other”), from Middle French mes- (“mis-”) + Middle French plat (“flat”), see French més- and plat for further etymology. By surface analysis, mé- +‎ plat, although the semantics are different.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.pla/

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Adjective

méplat (feminine méplate, masculine plural méplats, feminine plural méplates)

1. flat

   Une planche méplate — A flat board

Noun

méplat m (plural méplats)

1. (mathematics) plane

Further reading

• “méplat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012