acuity

Who acts: visual acuity, you, Sharpness, eye test, Eagles, acuity · What happens: mean, see, be, notice, understand, measure · To what, where: small details, things, visual acuity, amazing visual acuity, mouse, high up · Speech: someone speaks here

«acuity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: acuity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sharpness of a sense, especially of eyesight or hearing: «visual acuity» means how clearly you can see small details.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sharpness	sharpness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sense	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 sense	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sense	det
4	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 eyesight	punct
6	especially	especially	ADV	_	8 eyesight	advmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 eyesight	case
8	eyesight	eyesight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sense	appos
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 hearing	cc
10	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eyesight	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 means	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 acuity	punct
13	visual	visual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 acuity	amod
14	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 means	nsubj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 acuity	punct
16	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sense	parataxis
17	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	18 clearly	advmod
18	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	21 see	advmod
19	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	21 see	nsubj
20	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 see	aux
21	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 means	ccomp
22	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 details	amod
23	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 see	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sense	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	visual acuity						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	see	can	you	small details				clearly property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detail=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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sharpness of the mind: being quick to notice and understand things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sharpness	sharpness	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 quick	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 mind	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mind	det
4	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sharpness	nmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 quick	punct
6	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 quick	cop
7	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 notice	mark
9	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 quick	advcl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 understand	cc
11	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 notice	conj
12	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 understand	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 quick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund	Sharpness of the mind		quick property	tree rules
2	notice	to-infinitive	Sharpness of the mind not said here			vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	understand	infinitive	Sharpness of the mind not said here	things		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus

Example 1

The eye test measured my visual acuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 test	det
2	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 test	compound
3	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	measured	measure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 test	acl
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 acuity	nmod:poss
6	visual	visual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 acuity	amod
7	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 measured	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 test	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	participle	the eye test not said here	my visual acuity					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme acuity=Value

Example 2

Eagles have amazing visual acuity and can spot a mouse from high up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Eagles	eagle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 acuity	amod
4	visual	visual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 acuity	amod
5	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 spot	cc
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 spot	aux
8	spot	spot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 have	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 mouse	det
10	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spot	obj
11	from	from	ADP	_	13 up	case
12	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 up	amod
13	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spot	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Eagles	amazing visual acuity					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acuity=Patient
2	spot	can	Eagles not said here		a mouse	high up			vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mouse=Destination

Example 3

The detective's acuity helped her solve the case.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 acuity	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 detective	case
4	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 helped	nsubj
5	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 helped	obj
7	solve	solve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 helped	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 case	det
9	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 solve	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	the detective's acuity	her = she					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	solve	infinitive	her = she not said here	the case					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Topic

Example 4

Older dogs can lose some hearing acuity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 dogs	amod
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lose	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 lose	aux
4	lose	lose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 acuity	det
6	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acuity	compound
7	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lose	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	can	Older dogs	some hearing acuity					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acuity=Eventuality

Example 5

The optician said my acuity is better with glasses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 optician	det
2	optician	optician	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 acuity	nmod:poss
5	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 better	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 better	cop
7	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 said	ccomp
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 glasses	case
9	glasses	glass	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 better	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the optician						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	my acuity					with glasses; good property	tree rules

Example 6

Owls have great acuity in the dark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 acuity	amod
4	acuity	acuity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 dark	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dark	det
7	dark	dark	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Owls	great acuity		the dark			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acuity=Patient

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