friction

Who acts: Friction, force, two surfaces, useful middle, you, note · What happens: be, slow down, stop, rub, slide, mean · To what, where: force, things, each, disagreement, resistance, thought · Speech: someone speaks here

«friction» in the mysticism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: friction in the mysticism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Friction is a force that slows things down or stops them when two surfaces rub or slide against each other.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 force	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 force	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 force	det
4	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 slows	nsubj
6	slows	slow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 force	acl:relcl
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 slows	obj
8	down	down	ADP	_	6 slows	compound:prt
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 stops	cc
10	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 slows	conj
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 stops	obj
12	when	when	SCONJ	_	15 rub	mark
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 surfaces	nummod
14	surfaces	surface	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 rub	nsubj
15	rub	rub	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 stops	advcl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 slide	cc
17	slide	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 rub	conj
18	against	against	ADP	_	19 each	case
19	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	17 slide	obl
20	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 each	fixed
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 force	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	Friction	a force		tree rules
2	slow down	present	a force	things		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient
3	stop	present	a force not said here	things = thing		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality they=Eventuality
4	rub	present	two surfaces			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
5	slide	present	two surfaces not said here		each	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against each=Trajectory

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

Friction can mean disagreement or arguing between people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 arguing	cc
6	arguing	argue	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 disagreement	conj
7	between	between	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 arguing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Friction	disagreement					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disagreement=Topic
2	argue speech: disagree	gerund	Friction not said here					between people	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The useful middle is resistance with purpose: enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it. (note 02)

Sentence 1: The useful middle is resistance with purpose: enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 middle	det
2	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 middle	amod
3	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 resistance	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 resistance	cop
5	resistance	resistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 purpose	case
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 resistance	nmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 friction	punct
9	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 friction	amod
10	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 resistance	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 sharpen	mark
12	sharpen	sharpen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 friction	acl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 thought	det
14	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sharpen	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 enough	punct
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 enough	advmod
17	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 thought	conj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 stop	mark
19	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 enough	advcl
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 stop	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 resistance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the useful middle	resistance and enough friction	with purpose	tree rules
2	sharpen	to-infinitive	the useful middle not said here	a thought		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thought=Patient
3	stop	to-infinitive	the useful middle not said here	thought		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (note 02)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	02	02	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 note	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Use resistance well, separate confidence from certainty, prefer reality over elegance ("forgot" often beats "a deep systemic failure"), and learn from friction without performing shame or humility. (lesson 003)

Sentence 1: Use resistance well, separate confidence from certainty, prefer reality over elegance ("forgot" often beats "a deep systemic failure"), and learn from friction without performing shame or humility.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	resistance	resistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Use	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 confidence	punct
5	separate	separate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 confidence	amod
6	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obl
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 certainty	case
8	certainty	certainty	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 confidence	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 prefer	punct
10	prefer	prefer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Use	conj
11	reality	reality	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 prefer	obj
12	over	over	ADP	_	13 elegance	case
13	elegance	elegance	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 prefer	obl
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 forgot	punct
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 forgot	punct
16	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 elegance	appos
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 forgot	punct
18	often	often	ADV	_	19 beats	advmod
19	beats	beat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 forgot	parataxis
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	24 failure	punct
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 failure	det
22	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 failure	amod
23	systemic	systemic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 failure	amod
24	failure	failure	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 beats	ccomp
25	"	"	PUNCT	_	24 failure	punct
26	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 failure	punct
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 learn	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 learn	cc
29	learn	learn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Use	conj
30	from	from	ADP	_	31 friction	case
31	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 learn	obl
32	without	without	SCONJ	_	33 performing	mark
33	performing	perform	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	29 learn	advcl
34	shame	shame	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 performing	obj
35	or	or	CCONJ	_	36 humility	cc
36	humility	humility	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 shame	conj
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	resistance		separate confidence from certainty obl; well property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent resistance=Patient
2	prefer	present	you not said here	reality	elegance		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reality=Stimulus
3	forget in a quote	past					tree rules
4	beat	present				often property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	learn	infinitive	you not said here		friction		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from friction=Source
6	perform	gerund	you not said here	shame or humility			vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shame=Theme

Sentence 2: (lesson 003)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	003	003	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 lesson	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The note says agreement is not always help, and opposition is not always help either; the useful middle is resistance with purpose — enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it. (lesson 003)

Sentence 1: The note says agreement is not always help, and opposition is not always help either; the useful middle is resistance with purpose — enough friction to sharpen a thought, not enough to stop it.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 note	det
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 help	cop
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 help	advmod
7	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	8 help	advmod
8	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 agreement	acl:relcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 help	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 help	cc
11	opposition	opposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 help	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 help	cop
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 help	advmod
14	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	15 help	advmod
15	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 says	conj
16	either	either	ADV	PronType=Ind	15 help	advmod
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 resistance	punct
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 middle	det
19	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 middle	amod
20	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 resistance	nsubj
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 resistance	cop
22	resistance	resistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	parataxis
23	with	with	ADP	_	24 purpose	case
24	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 resistance	nmod
25	—	-	PUNCT	_	27 friction	punct
26	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 friction	amod
27	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 resistance	conj
28	to	to	PART	_	29 sharpen	mark
29	sharpen	sharpen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	27 friction	acl
30	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 thought	det
31	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 sharpen	obj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 enough	punct
33	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	34 enough	advmod
34	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 thought	conj
35	to	to	PART	_	36 stop	mark
36	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	34 enough	advcl
37	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	36 stop	obj
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the note	agreement		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent agreement=Topic
2	not is	present	agreement not said here		always, help property	tree rules
3	not is	present	opposition		always, either, help property	tree rules
4	is a	present	the useful middle	resistance and enough friction	with purpose	tree rules
5	sharpen	to-infinitive	the useful middle not said here	a thought		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thought=Patient
6	stop	to-infinitive	the useful middle not said here	thought		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality

Sentence 2: (lesson 003)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	003	003	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 lesson	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Friction stops your shoes slipping on the floor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stops	nsubj
2	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 shoes	nmod:poss
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 stops	obj
5	slipping	slip	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 shoes	acl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 floor	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 floor	det
8	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slipping	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	present	Friction	your shoes					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality shoe=Eventuality
2	slip	gerund	your shoes not said here			the floor			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 5

Rub your hands together; friction makes them warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rub	rub	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Rub	obj
4	together	together	ADV	_	1 Rub	advmod
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 makes	punct
6	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 makes	nsubj
7	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Rub	parataxis
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 makes	obj
9	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 makes	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Rub	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rub	imperative	you not said here	your hands				together property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
2	make	present	friction	hands = hand				warm property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product

Example 6

Ice has very little friction, so it's slippery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 little	advmod
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 friction	amod
5	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 slippery	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 slippery	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 slippery	nsubj
9	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 slippery	cop
10	slippery	slippery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 has	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Ice	little friction					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friction=Patient
2	is	present	Ice					slippery property	tree rules

Example 7

Brakes use friction to slow a bike down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brakes	brake	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 use	nsubj
2	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 slow	mark
5	slow	slow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bike	det
7	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slow	obj
8	down	down	ADV	_	5 slow	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Brakes	friction					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friction=Patient
2	slow down	to-infinitive	Brakes not said here	a bike				down property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bike=Patient

Example 8

The toy car went further on the smooth floor because there was less friction.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 car	det
2	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 car	compound
3	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 went	nsubj
4	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	further	far	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 went	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 floor	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 floor	det
8	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 floor	amod
9	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 went	obl
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 was	mark
11	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	12 was	expl
12	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 went	advcl
13	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 friction	amod
14	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 was	nsubj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	the toy car			the smooth floor		far property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on floor=Location
2	be	past	less friction			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

Oil reduces friction in machines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reduces	nsubj
2	reduces	reduce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reduces	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 machines	case
5	machines	machine	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 reduces	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reduces	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reduce	present	Oil	friction		machines			vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer friction=Patient

Example 10

There was some friction between the two teams.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 friction	det
4	friction	friction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	between	between	ADP	_	8 teams	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teams	det
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 teams	nummod
8	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 friction	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	some friction between the two teams			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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