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flat tape

flat tape noun: tape, often paper-based, designed for clean removal, labeling, and bundling with a matte finish, generally more gentle than duct tape leaving minimal residue most often used as a drywall finishing technique ("flat taping") for smooth transitions against other surfaces.

Noun

flat tape (plural flat tapes)

  1. Tape, often paper-based, designed for clean removal, labeling, and bundling with a matte finish, generally more gentle than duct tape leaving minimal residue most often used as a drywall finishing technique ("flat taping") for smooth transitions against other surfaces.

Forms of flat tape

pluralflat tapes

Questions about flat tape

What does flat tape mean?
Flat tape means tape, often paper-based, designed for clean removal, labeling, and bundling with a matte finish, generally more gentle than duct tape leaving minimal residue most often used as a drywall finishing technique ("flat taping") for smooth transitions against other surfaces.
What part of speech is flat tape?
Flat tape is a noun.
What is the plural of flat tape?
The plural of flat tape is flat tapes.

Words near flat tape in the dictionary

  1. flat stick
  2. flat sticks
  3. flat store
  4. flat stores
  5. flat strap
  6. flat tape
  7. flat taping
  8. flat tax
  9. flat taxes
  10. flat text
  11. flat texts

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