flat-earth

adjective

Of or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat.

Meanings

adjectiveflat-earth (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat.

    So looks the Shakespearean who is confronted by a rancid Baconian, or the astronomer who is assailed by a flat-earth fanatic.

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Translations

Finnish litteän maan
  • litteän maanof or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat
Turkish düz dünya
  • düz dünyaof or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat
Cite this entry
APA

flat-earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-earth

MLA

“flat-earth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-earth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat-earth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat-earth.

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