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  • 41flat — Convertibles: Earning interest on the date of payment only. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary General: Having neither a short nor a long position in a stock. clean. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Market: Characterized by horizontal price movement,… …

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  • 42flat — af·flat·ed; flat; flat·boat·man; flat·head; flat·head·ed; flat·ite; flat·let; flat·ly; flat·ness; flat·tail; flat·ted; flat·ten·er; flat·ter·er; flat·tery; flat·tie; flat·tish; flat·u·lence; flat·u·lent; flat·u·lent·ly; flat·u·os·i·ty;… …

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  • 43Flat-6 — competitor punching their gloves together before a fight, which has led to it being referred to as a boxer engine.The configuration results in inherently good balance of the reciprocating parts, a low center of gravity, and a very short engine… …

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  • 44flat — I [[t]flæt[/t]] adj. flat•ter, flat•test, 1) horizontally level 2) level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops 3) having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions 4) lying horizontally and at full length… …

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  • 45flat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) set of rooms ⇨ See also ↑apartment ADJECTIVE ▪ big, spacious ▪ modest ▪ cramped, little, poky …

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  • 46flat — I adj. flavorless, stale 1) to go flat (the beer has gone flat) extended at full length 2) (also fig.) to fall flat (as an actor he fell flat) exact 3) she ran a mile in seven minutes flat II n. deflated tire (esp. AE; BE prefers flat tyre or… …

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  • 47flat — I. adjective (flatter; flattest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; akin to Old High German flaz flat, and probably to Greek platys broad more at place Date: 14th century 1. a. lying at full length or spread out upon the ground ;… …

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  • 48Flat-4 — A flat 4 or horizontally opposed 4 is a flat engine with four cylinders arranged horizontally in two banks of two cylinders on each side of a central crankcase. The pistons are usually mounted on the crankshaft such that opposing pistons move… …

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  • 49flat*/*/*/ — [flæt] adj I 1) smooth and level on the surface, with no lumps or slopes The farmland is very flat.[/ex] a firm flat stomach[/ex] You need a flat surface to work on.[/ex] 2) not curving inwards or outwards, and not very thick a monitor with a… …

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  • 50Flat-12 — A flat 12 is an internal combustion engine in a flat configuration, having 12 cylinders.The flat 12 is wider (but significantly lower in height) than a V12 . Despite the advantage of having a lower center of gravity than a V12, that advantage can …

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