aplanação

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pla.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.pla.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.plɐ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: a‧pla‧na‧ção

Noun

aplanação f (plural aplanações)

1. flattening (the process of making or becoming flatter)
2. (pathology, ophthalmology) applanation (the flattening of the cornea by the application of pressure)