Rovnání

Rovnání is a Czech and Slovak noun derived from the verb rovnat, meaning to make even, align or level. In general usage it denotes the action or process of making something straight, level, equal or otherwise adjusted into a desired form.

The term appears across multiple domains. In everyday speech it describes tasks such as ironing or straightening hair (rovnání prádla, rovnání vlasů). In craft and industry it denotes alignment or leveling operations—metalworking and sheet forming (rovnání plechu), road or ground leveling (rovnání terénu), and setup tasks that ensure components sit flush or true. In medicine and dentistry rovnání refers to procedures that correct alignment, for example orthodontic treatment (rovnání zubů) or orthopedic realignment of bones. In carpentry and construction it describes planing and truing surfaces.

In linguistic and occasional mathematical contexts, rovnání can be used to mean making equal or equating, though standard mathematical vocabulary typically uses rovnice (equation) or rovnost (equality). The word carries both literal and figurative senses, including social or procedural leveling when used metaphorically.

As a grammatical form, rovnání is a deverbal noun (gerundial) common in Slavic languages, and its precise meaning depends on collocation and context.