acute

Who acts: acute angle, three angles, Dogs, acute shortage, Owls, one · What happens: be, start, last, oppose, have, sense · To what, where: 90 degrees, acute sense, smell, He, hospital, village · Speech: someone speaks here

«acute» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: acute in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

An acute angle is less than 90 degrees, smaller than a right angle.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 angle	det
2	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 angle	amod
3	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 less	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 less	cop
5	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	8 degrees	case
7	90	90	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 degrees	nummod
8	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 less	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 smaller	punct
10	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 less	conj
11	than	than	ADP	_	14 angle	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 angle	det
13	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 angle	amod
14	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 smaller	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 less	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a acute angle					than 90 degrees; less property	tree rules
2	be		a acute angle not said here					than a right angle	tree rules

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

Very serious or severe, like acute pain or an acute shortage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 serious	advmod
2	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 severe	cc
4	severe	severe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 serious	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 pain	punct
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 pain	case
7	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pain	amod
8	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 serious	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 shortage	cc
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 shortage	det
11	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 shortage	amod
12	shortage	shortage	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pain	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 serious	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

Starting suddenly and lasting a short time, as opposed to chronic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Starting	start	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 opposed	advcl
2	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	1 Starting	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lasting	cc
4	lasting	last	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Starting	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 time	det
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 time	amod
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lasting	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 opposed	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 opposed	mark
10	opposed	oppose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 chronic	case
12	chronic	chronic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 opposed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 opposed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	when	other	roles by
1	start	gerund		suddenly property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	last	gerund	time		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
3	oppose	participle		to chronic	vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

Meaning 4

Very sharp and good, about senses or the mind, like acute hearing.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 sharp	advmod
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 senses	amod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 good	cc
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sharp	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 senses	punct
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 senses	case
7	senses	sens	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 mind	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mind	det
10	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 senses	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 hearing	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 hearing	case
13	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hearing	amod
14	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 senses	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 senses	punct

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

Example 1

An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 angle	det
2	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 angle	amod
3	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smaller	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 smaller	cop
5	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	9 angle	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 angle	det
8	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 angle	amod
9	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smaller	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 smaller	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a acute angle					than a right angle; small property	tree rules

Example 2

All three angles in an acute triangle are less than 90 degrees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 angles	det
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 angles	nummod
3	angles	angle	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 degrees	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 triangle	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 triangle	det
6	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 triangle	amod
7	triangle	triangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 angles	nmod
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 degrees	cop
9	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV	11 90	advmod
10	than	than	ADP	_	9 less	fixed
11	90	90	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 degrees	nummod
12	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 degrees	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	all three angles in a acute triangle	90 degrees					tree rules

Example 3

Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sense	det
4	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sense	amod
5	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 smell	case
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sense	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Dogs	a acute sense of smell					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sense=Patient
2	sense			smell					nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

He was taken to hospital with acute stomach pain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 taken	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 taken	aux:pass
3	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 hospital	case
5	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 taken	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 pain	case
7	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pain	amod
8	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pain	compound
9	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 taken	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 taken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past · passive		He		hospital		with acute stomach pain	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to hospital=Destination

Example 5

There is an acute shortage of water in the village.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 is	expl
2	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shortage	det
4	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shortage	amod
5	shortage	shortage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shortage	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 village	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 village	det
10	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a acute shortage of water			the village; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location

Example 6

Owls have acute hearing.

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	acute	acute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hearing	amod
4	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

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

Example 7

This one possessed the sense of hearing to a very high degree: so acute was this sense, that it was said he could hear the grass grow.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 one	det
2	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	nsubj
3	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sense	det
5	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 hearing	case
7	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sense	nmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	12 degree	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 degree	det
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 high	advmod
11	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 degree	amod
12	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	obl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 sense	punct
14	so	so	ADV	_	18 sense	advmod
15	acute	acute	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sense	nsubj
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 sense	cop
17	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	18 sense	det
18	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 hear	punct
20	that	that	SCONJ	_	23 said	mark
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 said	nsubj
22	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 said	aux:pass
23	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	26 hear	advcl
24	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 hear	nsubj
25	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	26 hear	aux
26	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 sense	conj
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 grass	det
28	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 hear	obj
29	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	26 hear	xcomp
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	possess	past	this one	the sense of hearing	to a high degree	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sense=Theme
2	is a	past	acute	this sense		tree rules
3	say speech: assert	past · passive		acute		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
4	hear	could	he	the grass		tree rules
5	grow	infinitive	the grass not said here			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	sense			hearing		nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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