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# flat

adjective (flat, flatter, flattest); noun (a flat, flats); adverb (flat)

«flat» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Flat means smooth and level, with no bumps or hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m1)
2. A flat shape has length and width but no thickness, like a drawing of a square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m2)
3. A flat (British) is a home on one floor of a bigger building; Americans say apartment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m3)
4. A flat tyre has lost its air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m4)
5. A flat drink has lost its bubbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m5)
6. In music, a flat note is a bit lower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m6)
7. Flat can mean exactly: in ten seconds flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#m7)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x1)
- The table top is flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x2)
- They live in a flat on the 3rd floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x3)
- A flat of strawberries holds 12 boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x4)
- My bike has a flat tyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x5)
- The land near the coast is flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x6)
- The lemonade went flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x7)
- Lie flat on the mat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x8)
- He ran the race in ten seconds flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x9)
- Lengthwise, flat on his back, he lay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/#x10)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flat/#x1)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flat.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «flat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/flat.html) on Mova free.