distortion Who acts: Distortion, version, facts, music distortion, other commentaries, funhouse mirror · What happens: be, twist, stretch, look, sound, change · To what, where: shape, version, facts, false idea, truth, rough buzzing sound effect · Speech: someone speaks here
«distortion» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: distortion in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Distortion is when the shape, sound or picture of something is twisted or stretched so it looks or sounds wrong.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det nsubj:pass punct conj cc conj case nmod aux:pass parataxis cc conj advmod nsubj advcl cc conj xcomp punct root Distortion NOUN is AUX when ADV the DET shape NOUN , PUNCT sound NOUN or CCONJ picture NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX twisted VERB or CCONJ stretched VERB so ADV it PRON looks VERB or CCONJ sounds VERB wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 3 when nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 when cop 3 when when ADV PronType=Int root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shape det 5 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 13 twisted nsubj:pass 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 sound punct 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 5 shape conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 picture cc 9 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 5 shape conj 10 of of ADP _ 11 something case 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 picture nmod 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 twisted aux:pass 13 twisted twist VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 when parataxis 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 stretched cc 15 stretched stretch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 twisted conj 16 so so ADV _ 18 looks advmod 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 looks nsubj 18 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 stretched advcl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 sounds cc 20 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 looks conj 21 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 20 sounds xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 when punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Distortion when property tree rules 2 twist present · passive the shape and sound or picture of something vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme 3 stretch participle vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 look present Distortion vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 5 sound present Distortion not said here wrong property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A distortion of the truth or facts is a version that changes them so they give a false idea.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj case det nmod cc conj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root A DET distortion NOUN of ADP the DET truth NOUN or CCONJ facts NOUN is AUX a DET version NOUN that PRON changes VERB them PRON so ADV they PRON give VERB a DET false ADJ idea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 distortion det 2 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 10 version nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 truth case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 truth det 5 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 2 distortion nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 facts cc 7 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 5 truth conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 version cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 version det 10 version version NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 changes nsubj 12 changes change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 version acl:relcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 changes obj 14 so so ADV _ 16 give advmod 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 give nsubj 16 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 changes advcl 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 idea det 18 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 19 idea amod 19 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 16 give obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 version punct
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1 is a present a distortion of the truth or facts a version tree rules 2 change present a version facts = fact vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient 3 give present facts = fact a false idea vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme 4 distort the truth or facts nom distortion «event transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 In music, distortion is a rough, buzzing sound effect used on electric guitars.
The tree, 13 words case compound punct nsubj cop det amod punct amod compound acl case amod obl punct root In ADP music NOUN , PUNCT distortion NOUN is AUX a DET rough ADJ , PUNCT buzzing VERB sound NOUN effect NOUN used VERB on ADP electric ADJ guitars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 music case 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 distortion compound 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 music punct 4 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 11 effect nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 effect cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 effect det 7 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 11 effect amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 buzzing punct 9 buzzing buzz VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 effect amod 10 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 11 effect compound 11 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 effect acl 13 on on ADP _ 15 guitars case 14 electric electric ADJ Degree=Pos 15 guitars amod 15 guitars guitar NOUN Number=Plur 12 used obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 11 effect punct
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1 buzz gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present music distortion a rough buzzing sound effect tree rules 3 use participle a rough buzzing sound effect not said here electric guitars vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 All the other commentaries mentioned above, together with all quotations of other expounders of the same book, contain nothing but a medley of arbitrary, mystical explanations and sophistical distortions of scriptural verses, astrological notions, oriental (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)
The tree, 39 words det:predet det amod nsubj acl advmod punct advmod case det obl case amod nmod case det amod nmod punct obj cc det conj case nmod punct amod conj cc amod conj case amod nmod punct amod conj punct parataxis punct appos flat punct conj flat punct root All DET the DET other ADJ commentaries NOUN mentioned VERB above ADV , PUNCT together ADV with ADP all DET quotations NOUN of ADP other ADJ expounders NOUN of ADP the DET same ADJ book NOUN , PUNCT contain VERB nothing PRON but CCONJ a DET medley NOUN of ADP arbitrary NOUN , PUNCT mystical ADJ explanations NOUN and CCONJ sophistical ADJ distortions NOUN of ADP scriptural ADJ verses NOUN , PUNCT astrological ADJ notions NOUN , PUNCT oriental NOUN ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Kalisch PROPN 1877 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 4 commentaries det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 commentaries det 3 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 4 commentaries amod 4 commentaries commentary NOUN Number=Plur 20 contain nsubj 5 mentioned mention VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 commentaries acl 6 above above ADV _ 5 mentioned advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 together punct 8 together together ADV _ 5 mentioned advmod 9 with with ADP _ 11 quotations case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 quotations det 11 quotations quotation NOUN Number=Plur 5 mentioned obl 12 of of ADP _ 14 expounders case 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 14 expounders amod 14 expounders expounder NOUN Number=Plur 11 quotations nmod 15 of of ADP _ 18 book case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 book det 17 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 18 book amod 18 book book NOUN Number=Sing 14 expounders nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 contain punct 20 contain contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 21 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 20 contain obj 22 but but CCONJ _ 24 medley cc 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 medley det 24 medley medley NOUN Number=Sing 21 nothing conj 25 of of ADP _ 26 arbitrary case 26 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing 24 medley nmod 27 , , PUNCT _ 29 explanations punct 28 mystical mystical ADJ Degree=Pos 29 explanations amod 29 explanations explanation NOUN Number=Plur 21 nothing conj 30 and and CCONJ _ 32 distortions cc 31 sophistical sophistical ADJ Degree=Pos 32 distortions amod 32 distortions distortion NOUN Number=Plur 21 nothing conj 33 of of ADP _ 35 verses case 34 scriptural scriptural ADJ Degree=Pos 35 verses amod 35 verses verse NOUN Number=Plur 32 distortions nmod 36 , , PUNCT _ 38 notions punct 37 astrological astrological ADJ Degree=Pos 38 notions amod 38 notions notion NOUN Number=Plur 35 verses conj 39 , , PUNCT _ 40 oriental punct 40 oriental oriental NOUN Number=Sing 21 nothing parataxis 41 ( ( PUNCT _ 42 Sefer punct 42 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing 40 oriental appos 43 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 42 Sefer flat 44 , , PUNCT _ 45 Kalisch punct 45 Kalisch Kalisch PROPN Number=Sing 42 Sefer conj 46 1877 1877 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 45 Kalisch flat 47 ) ) PUNCT _ 42 Sefer punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mention speech: other participle all other commentaries not said here with all quotations of other expounders of the same book; above, together property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 contain present all other commentaries nothing vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nothing=Theme 3 quote other expounders of the same book nom quotation «communication transitive»: of=patient 4 distort scriptural verses and astrological notions nom distortion «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 The funhouse mirror caused a funny distortion of our faces.
det compound nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET funhouse NOUN mirror NOUN caused VERB a DET funny ADJ distortion NOUN of ADP our PRON faces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mirror det 2 funhouse funhouse NOUN Number=Sing 3 mirror compound 3 mirror mirror NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused nsubj 4 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 distortion det 6 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 distortion amod 7 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 faces case 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 faces nmod:poss 10 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 7 distortion nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 cause past the funhouse mirror a funny distortion of our faces vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition distortion=Patient 2 distort our faces nom distortion «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The water made a distortion so the pencil looked bent.
det nsubj det obj mark det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET water NOUN made VERB a DET distortion NOUN so SCONJ the DET pencil NOUN looked VERB bent ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 water det 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 distortion det 5 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 so so SCONJ _ 9 looked mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pencil det 8 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 9 looked nsubj 9 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made advcl 10 bent bent ADJ Degree=Pos 9 looked xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the water a distortion vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset distortion=Product 2 look past the pencil bent property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 The loud speaker gave the music a crackly distortion.
det amod nsubj det obj det amod obj punct root The DET loud ADJ speaker NOUN gave VERB the DET music NOUN a DET crackly ADJ distortion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 speaker det 2 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 3 speaker amod 3 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 music det 6 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 distortion det 8 crackly crackly ADJ Degree=Pos 9 distortion amod 9 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the loud speaker the music vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent music=Recipient distortion=Theme
Example 5 Saying I broke it on purpose is a distortion of what happened.
csubj nsubj ccomp obj case obl cop det mark nsubj acl punct root Saying VERB I PRON broke VERB it PRON on ADP purpose NOUN is AUX a DET distortion NOUN of SCONJ what PRON happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 distortion csubj 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 broke nsubj 3 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Saying ccomp 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 broke obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 purpose case 6 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 distortion cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 distortion det 9 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of SCONJ _ 12 happened mark 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 12 happened nsubj 12 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 distortion acl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 distortion punct
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1 say speech: assert gerund vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 break past I it purpose vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient 3 is a present Saying a distortion tree rules 4 happen past a distortion vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 A graph that does not start at zero can create a distortion.
det nsubj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl aux det obj punct root A DET graph NOUN that PRON does AUX not PART start VERB at ADP zero NOUN can AUX create VERB a DET distortion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 graph det 2 graph graph NOUN Number=Sing 10 create nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 start nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 start aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 start advmod 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 graph acl:relcl 7 at at ADP _ 8 zero case 8 zero zero NOUN Number=Sing 6 start obl 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 create aux 10 create create VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 distortion det 12 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 10 create obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 create punct
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1 not start present · do-support a graph zero vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 create can a graph a distortion vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distortion=Result
Example 7 The guitarist turned on the distortion pedal.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET guitarist NOUN turned VERB on ADP the DET distortion NOUN pedal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guitarist det 2 guitarist guitarist NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 pedal case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pedal det 6 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 7 pedal compound 7 pedal pedal NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn past the guitarist the distortion pedal vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on pedal=Trajectory
Example 8 Heat over the road made a wobbly distortion in the air.
nsubj case det nmod det amod obj case det nmod punct root Heat NOUN over ADP the DET road NOUN made VERB a DET wobbly ADJ distortion NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 2 over over ADP _ 4 road case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 road det 4 road road NOUN Number=Sing 1 Heat nmod 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 distortion det 7 wobbly wobbly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 distortion amod 8 distortion distortion NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 air case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 air det 11 air air NOUN Number=Sing 8 distortion nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past Heat over the road a wobbly distortion the air vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset distortion=Product
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