knolling

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noun

A neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above.

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Meanings

nounknolling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsA neat arrangement of related objects placed in parallel lines or at right angles on a flat surface, viewed from above.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of knoll

Origin

Coined in 1987 by Andrew Kromelow, who arranged dropped tools at right angles on surfaces; named after Florence Knoll's angular 90-degree furniture designs.

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APA

knolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knolling

MLA

“knolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knolling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knolling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knolling.

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