unlabelled
part of speech
adjective (unlabelled; US unlabeled)
meaning for a pupil
1) Without a label: an unlabelled jar or bottle. tree →
2) Not named or marked, like an unlabelled diagram. tree →
sense in the lessons
A science, safety and maths word. In science lessons, always label diagrams and axes; an unlabelled graph loses marks. Safety: never drink or taste anything from an unlabelled bottle — it could be poison or bleach. In Alice in Wonderland Alice drinks from a bottle only after checking it is not marked «poison» — it was labelled «DRINK ME».
examples
- Never drink from an unlabelled bottle. tree →
- The jars in the cupboard were unlabelled. tree →
- You lose marks for an unlabelled graph. tree →
- Label the unlabelled parts of the flower. tree →
- An unlabelled box arrived at the door. tree →
- Alice checked the bottle was not marked poison. tree →
note
British spelling «unlabelled» (double l); American «unlabeled». In maths and science, unlabelled axes make a graph impossible to read.
Trees and pragmatics
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