sheetlike

Broad and planar

Sheetlike describes something thin, flat, and spread out like a sheet—whether fabric, paper, or other material.

The word applies to anything with that broad, planar quality: sheetlike layers of rock, sheetlike membranes, rain falling in sheetlike curtains.

flat

planar

Of a flat surface

  • levelHorizontal or uniform position
  • evenUniform and level
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

unbroken · uniform · flush · horizontal · tabular · two-dimensional · spread out · flattened · pressed · rolled

material

foil

Defeat a plan

  • veneerDecorative outer layer
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
  • laminaThin flat layer

pellicle · membrane · film · plate · pane · panel · wafer · ply · slice · slab

thin

filmy

Thin and translucent

diaphanous · gauzy · sheer · translucent · delicate · wispy · fine · wafer-thin · tissue-thin · onionskin

covering

tarp

Waterproof protective sheeting

curtain · canopy · pall · mantle · overlay · wrap · awning · tarpaulin · dropcloth · groundsheet

layered

laminated

Bonded between protective layers

platy · flakey · scaly · lamellar · leafed · banded · exfoliated

Categories
Opposites
form/shape

sheetlikelumpy

Having irregular bumps

globular · spherical · chunky · blocky · three-dimensional

texture/consistency

sheetlikeunstratified

Not separated into levels

unlayered · lumpy · clumpy · granulated · coarse

structural organization

sheetlikeunstratified

Not separated into levels

unlayered · unlaminated · disordered · jumbled · unsorted

Family

like, sheet, sheets, bedsheet, sheeting, sheeted, spreadsheet, worksheet, bedsheets

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G