bimetallic

Who acts: bimetallic strip, strip, kettle, £ coin, Brass, Thermostats · What happens: make, join, use, bend, get, switch off · To what, where: two different metals, gold, middle, bimetallic strips

«bimetallic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: bimetallic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Made of two different metals joined together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 metals	case
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 metals	nummod
4	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 metals	amod
5	metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Made	obl
6	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 metals	acl
7	together	together	ADV	_	6 joined	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle						of two different metals	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	join	participle		two different metals not said here				together property	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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: money, history — kept apart, not parsed.

Using both gold and silver as the basis of money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	3 gold	det
3	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 silver	cc
5	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gold	conj
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 basis	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 basis	det
8	basis	basis	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Using	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 money	case
10	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 basis	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Using	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		both gold and silver				as the basis of money	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent gold=Duration as basis=Attribute

Example 1

A bimetallic strip bends when it gets hot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 strip	det
2	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 strip	amod
3	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bends	nsubj
4	bends	bend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 gets	advmod
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 gets	nsubj
7	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 bends	advcl
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gets	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	present	a bimetallic strip						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	get	present	strip					hot property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

The kettle switches off because of a bimetallic strip inside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kettle	det
2	kettle	kettle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 switches	nsubj
3	switches	switch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	3 switches	compound:prt
5	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	9 strip	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 because	fixed
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 strip	det
8	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 strip	amod
9	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 switches	obl
10	inside	inside	ADV	_	3 switches	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 switches	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	switch off	present	the kettle					because a bimetallic strip; inside property	vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

The £2 coin is bimetallic, silver in the middle and gold on the edge.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 coin	det
2	£	£	SYM	_	4 coin	compound
3	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 £	nummod
4	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bimetallic	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bimetallic	cop
6	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 silver	punct
8	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bimetallic	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 middle	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 middle	det
11	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bimetallic	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 gold	cc
13	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 middle	conj
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 edge	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 edge	det
16	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 middle	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bimetallic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the £ coin			the middle on the edge and gold		bimetallic property	tree rules

Example 4

Brass expands more than iron, so the bimetallic strip curves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brass	brass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 expands	nsubj
2	expands	expand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 expands	advmod
4	than	than	ADP	_	5 iron	case
5	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 more	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 curves	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	11 curves	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 curves	det
9	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 curves	amod
10	strip	strip	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 curves	compound
11	curves	curve	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 expands	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 expands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	expand	present	Brass						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Thermostats often use bimetallic strips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thermostats	thermostat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	nsubj
2	often	often	ADV	_	3 use	advmod
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bimetallic	bimetallic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 strips	amod
5	strips	strip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Thermostats	bimetallic strips				often property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strip=Patient

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