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knolling

knolling noun: a neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above. Also the present participle and gerund of knoll.

Noun

knolling (uncountable)

  1. A neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above.

Also used as

knolling is also the present participle and gerund of knoll.

Origin of knolling

Coined in 1987 by Andrew Kromelow, who arranged dropped tools at right angles on surfaces; named after Florence Knoll's angular 90-degree furniture designs.

Questions about knolling

What does knolling mean?
Knolling means a neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above.
What part of speech is knolling?
Knolling is a noun.

Words near knolling in the dictionary

  1. knolled
  2. knollenorgan
  3. knollenorgans
  4. knoller
  5. knollers
  6. knolling
  7. knolls
  8. knolltop
  9. knolltops
  10. knolly
  11. Knollys

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