aplatissement (-mān), n.m., flattening, making flat, flatness; depression; silencing.
aplatisseur, n.m., (tech.) flatter.
aplatissoire, n.f., flatting rollers (tool).
aplet, n.m., herring-net, drift-net.
aplomb, n.m., equilibrium, perpendicularity, plumb; assurance, self-command, self-possession, steadiness, coolness. Ce mur tient bien son —; this wall keeps plumb very well.
d’aplomb, adv., perpendicularly, plumb. Cette ligne tombe d’—; that line falls plumb. Être d’—; to stand plumb, upright. Être hors d’—; to be out of the perpendicular.
aplysie, n.f., sea-hare.
apocalypse, n.f., Apocalypse, revelation; obscure thing. C’est un vrai style d’—; it is a perfectly obscure style. Cheval d’—; (prov. and pop.) sorry jade.
apocalyptique, adj., apocalyptical.