flat back
Americannoun
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a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
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a book bound with such a spine.
Etymology
Origin of flat back
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Among the wreckage of the the Moarri family's flat back in Antakya, two glass pomegranates sit perfectly intact on a shelf.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023
Another option is to use a type of channel shaped like quarter-round molding, with a flat back and base at a right angle and a curved piece connecting the two.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2021
It’ll be interesting to see how Wan-Bissaka and Shaw, full-backs in a flat back four, cope on the flanks.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2020
Every instinct I have tells me to turn the rounded front to my palm and the flat back to my face — because nearly every smartphone to date has been thus designed.
From The Verge • Mar. 31, 2015
It lies flat back, gelled smooth with Vaseline.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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