flat coat
- noun
- Specialized
:
capa base
- Before adding color, it's important to use a flat coat as a base layer.
Examples
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After sanding the wall, she applied a flat coat to ensure the paint adhered properly.
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The painter explained that the flat coat helps cover up any stains or marks on the surface.
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After sanding the wall, she applied a flat coat to ensure the paint adhered properly.
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The flat coat is drying now.
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Can you help me apply a flat coat?
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Before adding color, it's important to use a flat coat as a base layer.
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The painter explained that the flat coat helps cover up any stains or marks on the surface.
Synonyms
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5.5
A first coat you put on a surface to help paint stick
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5.2
A thin first layer of paint that helps later paint stick and last longer
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4.3
A first thin layer of paint applied to a surface before the final coat
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5.6
Applying a first coat to a surface so the final paint sticks
A first layer of paint that prepares a surface for later coats
To apply a thin, watery paint layer before the final coat to help it stick
Antonyms
- Specialized
The last layer of paint or varnish that makes a surface look complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'coat' as a layer and 'flat' as a surface property are individually transparent, the specific sense 'the first or preliminary coat of paint or primer' is not derivable from 'flat' meaning 'smooth/matte' and 'coat' meaning 'layer'. This is a specialized, industry-specific usage (and potentially ambiguous with 'flat' meaning 'matte finish'), so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not reliably infer the intended technical meaning.
Etymology
Flat coat likely comes from the picture of a painter spreading a flat, not shiny, coat of paint to hide stains and make the surface smooth. That's why flat coat means the first 'base' layer of paint used before the final color.