smoothing
noun B2- The act by which something is made smooth.
- Monophthongization.
- creation of an approximating function that attempts to capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise or other fine-scale structures/rapid phenomena.
Plural smoothings
From the library
“My dress is blue and white checked,” said Dorothy, smoothing out the wrinkles in it.
And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron.
There is no name,” said she, smoothing it out upon the counter.
“That is admirable!” said Eugénie with sovereign contempt, smoothing her gloves out one upon the other.
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