bisect

Who acts: you, line, river, part, motorway · What happens: cut, divide, use, bisect, be, mark · To what, where: something, two equal parts, it, two parts, compass, angle

«bisect» 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: bisect in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

To cut or divide something into two equal parts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cut	mark
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 divide	cc
4	divide	divide	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 cut	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 divide	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	9 parts	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 parts	nummod
8	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 parts	amod
9	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 divide	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	divide	infinitive		something		two equal parts			vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme

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

To cut across or through something, dividing it into two parts, not always equal.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cut	mark
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	across	across	ADV	_	2 cut	advmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 something	cc
5	through	through	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 across	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 dividing	punct
8	dividing	divide	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 cut	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 dividing	obj
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 parts	case
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 parts	nummod
12	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 dividing	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 equal	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 equal	advmod
15	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	16 equal	advmod
16	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cut	advcl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive						across property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	divide	gerund		it		two parts			vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Example 1

Use your compass to bisect the angle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 compass	nmod:poss
3	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 bisect	mark
5	bisect	bisect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 angle	det
7	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bisect	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	your compass					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compass=Patient
2	bisect	to-infinitive	you not said here	the angle					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent angle=Patient

Example 2

The line bisects the square into two rectangles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 line	det
2	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	nsubj
3	bisects	bisect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 square	det
5	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 rectangles	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 rectangles	nummod
8	rectangles	rectangle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bisects	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bisects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bisect	present	the line	the square		two rectangles			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent square=Patient

Example 3

A river bisects the city.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	nsubj
3	bisects	bisect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 city	det
5	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bisects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bisect	present	a river	the city					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent city=Patient

Example 4

If you bisect a 90 degree angle, each part is 45 degrees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 bisect	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 bisect	nsubj
3	bisect	bisect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 angle	det
5	90	90	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 degree	nummod
6	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 angle	compound
7	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisect	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 degrees	punct
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 part	det
10	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 degrees	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 degrees	cop
12	45	45	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 degrees	nummod
13	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 angle	appos
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bisect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bisect	present	you	a degree angle					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent angle=Patient
2	is a	present	each part	45 degrees					tree rules

Example 5

The motorway bisects the farm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 motorway	det
2	motorway	motorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	nsubj
3	bisects	bisect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 farm	det
5	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bisects	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bisects	punct

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

Example 6

Bisect the line AB and mark the midpoint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bisect	bisect	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 AB	det
3	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 AB	compound
4	AB	ab	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bisect	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 mark	cc
6	mark	mark	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Bisect	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 midpoint	det
8	midpoint	midpoint	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mark	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bisect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bisect	imperative	you not said here	the line AB					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ab=Patient
2	mark	infinitive	you not said here	the midpoint					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent midpoint=Destination

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