flat
adjective (flat, flatter, flattest); noun (a flat, flats); adverb (flat)
Everyday
- Flat means smooth and level, with no bumps or hills. tree →
- A flat shape has length and width but no thickness, like a drawing of a square. tree →
- A flat (British) is a home on one floor of a bigger building; Americans say apartment. tree →
- A flat tyre has lost its air. tree →
- A flat drink has lost its bubbles. tree →
- In music, a flat note is a bit lower. tree →
- Flat can mean exactly: in ten seconds flat. tree →
In the lessons
maths: flat shapes (2D) with area and perimeter, not volume; a flat of fruit is a tray with a set number of boxes; geography: flat land, plains; science: the Earth is not flat; everyday life: a flat tyre on a bike, a flat in a city
Examples
- A square is a flat shape. tree →
- The table top is flat. tree →
- They live in a flat on the 3rd floor. tree →
- A flat of strawberries holds 12 boxes. tree →
- My bike has a flat tyre. tree →
- The land near the coast is flat. tree →
- The lemonade went flat. tree →
- Lie flat on the mat. tree →
- He ran the race in ten seconds flat. tree →
- Lengthwise, flat on his back, he lay. tree →
Note
Flat shapes have area, not volume. Trap: «a flat» of fruit is a tray with a set number of boxes. People long ago did not all think the Earth was flat; that is a myth.
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah translator explains a hard word for a letter sound as meaning "flat", which is how the tongue is held for it. Such notes show how hard the old text can be to read. In the primary lessons: maths: flat shapes (2D) with area and perimeter, not volume; a flat of fruit is a tray with a set number of boxes; geography: flat land, plains; science: the Earth is not flat; everyday life: a flat tyre on a bike, a flat in a city
Examples
- What was intended was שְׁטוּחָה shetuchah, meaning ‘flat’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
Note
Flat shapes have area, not volume. Trap: «a flat» of fruit is a tray with a set number of boxes. People long ago did not all think the Earth was flat; that is a myth.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «flat» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «flat» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «flat» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «flat» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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