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flatlay

flatlay noun: a kind of photograph where objects are laid out on a flat surface and photographed perpendicularly from above.

flatlay: a kind of photograph where objects are laid out on a flat surface and photographed perpendicularly...
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Noun

flatlay (plural flatlays)

  1. A kind of photograph where objects are laid out on a flat surface and photographed perpendicularly from above.

Forms of flatlay

pluralflatlays

Origin of flatlay

From flat + lay.

Questions about flatlay

What does flatlay mean?
Flatlay means a kind of photograph where objects are laid out on a flat surface and photographed perpendicularly from above.
What part of speech is flatlay?
Flatlay is a noun.
What is the plural of flatlay?
The plural of flatlay is flatlays.

Words near flatlay in the dictionary

  1. flative
  2. flatland
  3. flatlander
  4. flatlanders
  5. flatlands
  6. flatlay
  7. flatlays
  8. flatleaf
  9. flatless
  10. flatlet
  11. flatlets

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