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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAT-PACK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAT-PACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flat-Pack is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLAT-PACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flat-pack

Ready-to-assemble furniture

Ready-to-assemble furniture, also known as knock-down furniture or flat pack furniture, is a form of furniture that requires customer assembly. Several to many furniture components are packaged in a carton which also contains assembly instructions and necessary hardware needed for the buyer to follow in order to build the furniture item correctly.

Definition of flat-pack in the English dictionary

The definition of flat-pack in the dictionary is supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAT-PACK

flat-bed lorry
flat-bed press
flat-bed scanner
flat-bottomed boat
flat-bottomed rail
flat-chested
flat-coated retriever
flat-earther
flat-footed
flat-footedly
flat-footedness
flat-hunting
flat-out
flat-packed
flat-racing
flat-rate
flat-share
flat-track bully
flat-woven
flatback

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAT-PACK

backpack
bubble pack
economy pack
face pack
flat pack
go to the pack
handy-pack
ice pack
jumbo pack
multipack
pack
power pack
press pack
repack
six-pack
starter pack
two-pack
unpack
wolf pack
woolpack

Synonyms and antonyms of flat-pack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flat-pack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAT-PACK

Find out the translation of flat-pack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flat-pack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flat-pack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扁平封装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flat-pack
570 millions of speakers

English

flat-pack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लैट पैक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزمة مسطحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плоским упаковке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flat-pack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্ল্যাট প্যাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flat-pack
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pek rata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flat-Pack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラットパック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평면 팩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flat-pack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phẳng gói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃப்ளாட் பேக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅटपॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düz paket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flat-pack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mieszkanie -pack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плоским упаковці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pachet plat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίπεδη συσκευασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plat -pack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

platta paket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flat -pack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flat-pack

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAT-PACK»

The term «flat-pack» is regularly used and occupies the 72.494 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAT-PACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flat-pack» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flat-pack» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flat-pack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAT-PACK»

Discover the use of flat-pack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flat-pack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Flat-Pack in Greece
Escaping a failed marriage, Eva Goldsworthy emigrated to Greece, bought a plot of land and built a house, putting into motion a roller-coaster ride into the abyss.
Eva Goldsworthy, 2006
2
Information Processing and Management: International ...
3.1.2 Decreasing Physical Distribution Costs through the Flat Pack and Customer -Driven in-Store Purchasing A signature characteristic of the distribution of IKEA products is the flat pack. It was around 1956 that IKEA first introduced the flat ...
Vinu V. Das, Narayan C. Debnath, R. Vijayakumar, 2010
3
GCSE Resistant Materials Technology
Project Four: Introduction FLAT PACK flWNUURE Furniture companies manufacture products to suit an increasing demand for low-cost furniture that can be quickly and easily assembled at home. This type of furniture is supplied in a flat-pack ...
Melanie Fasciato, 2001
4
Principles of Reliable Soldering Techniques
... Flat Pack Plastic Quad Flat Pack Ceramic Quad Flat Pack Ceramic Multilayer QFP Metal Quad Flat Pack Metric Quad Flat Pack Thin Quad Flat Pack Shrink Quad Flat Pack Very Quad Flat Pack Molded Carrier Ring Bumpered Quad Flat Pack ...
R. Sengupta, 1997
5
Organizational Behaviour
Many of us have had the experience of putting together a piece of flat-pack furniture; indeed, the first days of moving into student accommodation can involve hours spent with a screwdriver in hand, components laid out across the floor, trying ...
Daniel King, Scott Lawley, 2013
6
Prefabricated Systems: Principles of Construction
Flat-pack If people saw the house as a product that is delivered practically as a do-it-yourself kit of parts, then perhaps the average age of homeowners would decrease drastically. Those opting for the flat-pack system of housing receive the  ...
Ulrich Knaack, Sharon Chung-Klatte, Reinhard Hasselbach, 2012
7
Flat Pack Kids: 30 Simple Steps to Build a Well-behaved and ...
"Flat Pack Kids" is an easy read and turns learning into fun. Raising children is a topic we should all see less grimly. It is a gift, if done with the right attitude. And this is what this book teaches parents and teachers.
Michella Dos Santos, 2010
8
Buzzcocks
By Wikipedians. Flat-Pack Philosophy Flat-Pack Philosophy Flat-Pack Philosophy Studio album by Buzzcocks 97 Released 7 March 2006 Recorded 2004 & 2005 at Southern Studios, London & mixed at Woodbine Street Recording Studios, ...
By Wikipedians
9
Impact Stresses in Flat-Pack Lids and Bases
An analysis is made of the normal handling that a microelectronic package is likely to encounter.
Charles Libove, SYRACUSE UNIV NY DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING., 1978
10
Interfacial Reliability of Lead-free Flip-chip BGA Package
packages are listed below: Thin Tape Carrier Package(TCP), Plastic Quad Flat Pack(PQFP), Thin Plastic Quad Flat Pack(TQFP), Square Quad Flat Pack(SQFP), Rectangular Quad Flat Pack(RQFP), Very Small Outline Package(VSOP), Very ...
Zhenming Tang, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAT-PACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flat-pack is used in the context of the following news items.
1
designnobis' tentative provides shelter in post-disaster situations
'tentative' is collapsable for flat-pack, and easily transportable to various climates and geographical sites. each shelter provides enough space ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
Dan Jones: How croquet can live to fight another day
... probably rate croquet as only the third-best sport you can play with a mallet, after polo and competitive Ikea flat-pack wardrobe construction. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Kulicke & Soffa To Present Technical Seminar at SEMICON West
... Power Quad Flat-Pack No-Lead (PQFN), and industrial and automotive hybrid applications such as power modules for popular hybrid cars. «Financial Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2015 Couture
... more so than Anna Cleveland's Breton bride, her flat-pack wedding dress made from an engraved deerskin exploding with fringe and tulle. «Vogue.com, Jul 15»
5
Revered Burton from Salford promotes events in his parish using car …
... in a distinctive, 43-year-old 'flat-pack' car. The dinky two-seater was built by his dad back in 1972 - and has remained in the family ever since. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
6
Some Of My Best Friends Are Straight
Or at least a flat-pack room divider. Ultimately other people's sexuality and intimate relationships have no immediate effect on my life BUT IT IS ... «SBS, Jul 15»
7
Cover story: Mutually exclusive?
Nationwide is to building societies what Google is to search engines, Ikea is to flat-pack furniture and Bill Gates is to geeks: the number one. «Mortgage Strategy, Jul 15»
8
Road race: Vehicle Design students show inspiring works at the RCA
One created a flat-pack IKEA-style relief vehicle; a former eye-surgeon-turned-vehicle-designer focussed on the process of creation, the design ... «wallpaper.com, Jul 15»
9
'Flat-pack' homes could help solve UK's housing crisis
Flat-pack” houses could end Britain's housing crisis which is pushing property prices beyond many first-time buyers' reach, causing them to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Big-box retailers from Carpetright to Ikea turn to high street
The company's characteristic flat-pack furniture will be delivered to the outlets only in response to customer orders, whether online or in-store. «Financial Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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