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The phrase "appears to be flat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that seems to lack depth, dimension, or variation, often in a visual or metaphorical context.
Example: "The painting, while colorful, appears to be flat and lacks the texture that would give it more life."
Alternatives: "seems to lack depth" or "looks one-dimensional."
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My battery appears to be flat.
The Stone Tape attempts the reverse; to pull defined sounds out of what at first appears to be flat background noise.
The top surface of the nanorods appears to be flat tetragonal crystallographic planes while the side surface is smooth.
Careful measurements have now established definitively that the universe appears to be flat, to a precision of one percent.
Figure 1d is a SEM image showing the tip of a ZnO NW, which appears to be flat.
However, Stickam, which launched in 2005, also has a MySpace look and feel and appears to be flat yet leading the pack according to Compete and Alexa.
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For instance, the enrolment ratio in Chad and the Central African Republic appears to be flat-lining at under 70 girls per 100 boys.
They appear to be flat, translucent panels lighted from behind; but try to touch one, and your hand passes into immaterial space.
They are mainly localised close to scratches caused by polishing and they appear to be flat and thin, since the underlying pattern remains visible.
Furthermore, SEM observations revealed that hDPCs cultured directly on MTA or α-TCP for 3 days appeared to be flat and exhibited well-defined cytoplasmic extensions.
Flat-footedness is a condition of the feet where, literally speaking, the soles of the feet appear to be flat when stepping on the floor.
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