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# smaller

adjective (smaller; from small)

«smaller» 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. Smaller means less big: a mouse is smaller than a cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#m1)
2. Smaller means less in number or amount: 3 is smaller than 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#m2)

### In the lessons

Maths: a comparison — one number or thing less than another; «8 smaller than» means subtract 8; choose the lesser amount; ordering from smallest to largest. Everyday: a smaller size, smaller pieces. Symbol: 3 \< 5 (3 is smaller than 5).

### Examples

- Which number is smaller, 45 or 54? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x1)
- The smaller box holds 6 eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x2)
- The smaller number is 8 less than the bigger one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x3)
- Find the smaller of two numbers whose sum is 20. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x4)
- My feet are smaller than my dad's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x5)
- Cut the apple into smaller pieces for the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x6)
- The sign \< means smaller than. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x7)
- He is smaller than a picket-pin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/#x8)

### Note

Comparative of small (small, smaller, smallest). Points to subtraction or to choosing the lesser amount. Trap: «8 smaller than» means subtract 8. Trap: −5 is smaller than −2. For numbers «less than» is the usual phrase.

## In Jewish tradition

Maths: a comparison — one number or thing less than another; «8 smaller than» means subtract 8; choose the lesser amount; ordering from smallest to largest. Everyday: a smaller size, smaller pieces. Symbol: 3 \< 5 (3 is smaller than 5).

### Note

Comparative of small (small, smaller, smallest). Points to subtraction or to choosing the lesser amount. Trap: «8 smaller than» means subtract 8. Trap: −5 is smaller than −2. For numbers «less than» is the usual phrase.

## On Mova

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