Found 4 items, similar to smoothing.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: smooth
kelancaran
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: smoothing
pendataran, penghalusan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: smooth
smooth
adj 1: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or
irregularities;
“smooth skin”;
“a smooth tabletop”;
“smooth fabric”;
“a smooth road”;
“water as smooth as
a mirror” [ant:
rough]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of
sophistication;
“he was too politic to quarrel with so
important a personage”;
“the hostess averted a
confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change
of subject”;
“the manager pacified the customer with a
smooth apology for the error”;
“affable, suave, moderate
men...smugly convinced of their respectability” - Ezra
Pound [syn:
politic,
suave]
3: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
[ant:
rough]
4: not marked with wrinkles;
“unwrinkled cheeks” [syn:
unwrinkled]
5: smooth and unconstrained in movement;
“a long, smooth
stride”;
“the fluid motion of a cat”;
“the liquid grace of
a ballerina”;
“liquid prose” [syn:
flowing,
fluent,
fluid,
liquid]
6: without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
“a
legato passage” [syn:
legato] [ant:
staccato]
7: without chinks or crannies [syn:
uncrannied] [ant:
crannied]
8: lacking obstructions or difficulties;
“the bill's path
through the legislature was smooth and orderly”
smooth
v 1: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;
“smooth the
surface of the wood” [syn:
smoothen] [ant:
roughen]
2: (of surfaces) make shine;
“shine the silver, please”;
“polish my shoes” [syn:
polish,
smoothen,
shine]
3: free from obstructions;
“smooth the way towards peace
negociations” [syn:
smooth out]
smooth
n : the act of smoothing;
“he gave his hair a quick smooth”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Smoothing
Smooth
\Smooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Smoothed (sm[=oo]thd); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Smoothing.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS.
sm[=e][eth]ian; cf. LG. sm["o]den. See
Smooth, a.]
To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as,
to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
Specifically:
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(a) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
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Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,
And smooth my passage to the realms of day. --Pope.
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(b) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
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In their motions harmony divine
So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear
Listens delighted. --Milton.
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(c) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
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(d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
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Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.
--Milton.
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(e) To ease; to regulate. --Dryden.
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Smoothing
\Smooth"ing\, a. & n.
fr.
Smooth, v.
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Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face,
for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron.
Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing
and finishing work.
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