clockwise

Who acts: Clockwise, opposite, you, children, hands · What happens: mean, move, be, turn, walk, close · To what, where: same direction, shape, circle, lid, jar, 90

«clockwise» 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: clockwise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Clockwise means moving round in the same direction as the hands of a clock: from the top to the right, down, to the left and back up.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clockwise	clockwise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	round	round	ADV	_	3 moving	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 direction	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 direction	det
7	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 direction	amod
8	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moving	obl
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 hands	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hands	det
11	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 direction	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 clock	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 clock	det
14	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hands	nmod
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 top	punct
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 top	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 top	det
18	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moving	obl
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 right	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 right	det
21	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 top	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 down	punct
23	down	down	ADV	_	18 top	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 left	punct
25	to	to	ADP	_	27 left	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 left	det
27	left	left	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moving	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 up	cc
29	back	back	ADV	_	30 up	advmod
30	up	up	ADV	_	27 left	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Clockwise						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	move not said to happen	gerund	Clockwise not said here			the same direction as the hands of a clock		from the top to the right; to the left; round property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in direction=Source from top=Trajectory to left=Destination

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

The opposite is anticlockwise (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) or counterclockwise (US, Canada).

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 opposite	det
2	opposite	opposite	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 anticlockwise	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 anticlockwise	cop
4	anticlockwise	anticlockwise	ADV	_	root	root
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
6	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 anticlockwise	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Australia	punct
8	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Zealand	punct
10	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Zealand	flat
11	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Ireland	punct
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 counterclockwise	cc
16	counterclockwise	counterclockwise	ADV	_	4 anticlockwise	conj
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 US	punct
18	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 anticlockwise	appos
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 Canada	punct
20	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 US	conj
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 US	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 anticlockwise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the opposite					anticlockwise property	tree rules

Example 1

Turn the shape a quarter turn clockwise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shape	det
3	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 turn	det
5	quarter	quarter	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 turn	compound
6	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
7	clockwise	clockwise	ADV	_	1 Turn	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the shape				clockwise property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent shape=Theme turn=Result

Example 2

The children walked clockwise round the circle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 walked	nsubj
3	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	clockwise	clockwise	ADV	_	3 walked	advmod
5	round	round	ADP	_	7 circle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 circle	det
7	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	the children			the circle		clockwise property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round circle=Trajectory

Example 3

Turn the lid clockwise to close the jar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lid	det
3	lid	lid	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	clockwise	clockwise	ADV	_	1 Turn	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 close	mark
6	close	close	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Turn	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 jar	det
8	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 close	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the lid				clockwise property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lid=Theme
2	close	to-infinitive	you not said here	the jar					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jar=Patient

Example 4

If you face north and turn 90° clockwise, you face east.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 face	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 face	nsubj
3	face	face	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 face	advcl
4	north	north	ADV	_	3 face	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 turn	cc
6	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 face	conj
7	90	90	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 turn	obj
8	°	°	SYM	_	9 clockwise	compound
9	clockwise	clockwise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 90	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 face	punct
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 face	nsubj
12	face	face	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	east	east	ADV	_	12 face	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 face	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	face a condition, not said to happen	present	you		north property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
2	turn	present	you not said here	90		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 90=Theme
3	face	present	you		east property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The hands of a clock always move clockwise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hands	det
2	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 move	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 clock	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 clock	det
5	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hands	nmod
6	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 move	advmod
7	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	clockwise	clockwise	ADV	_	7 move	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	infinitive	the hands of a clock					always, clockwise property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Stir the mixture clockwise, then the other way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stir	stir	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mixture	det
3	mixture	mixture	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stir	obj
4	clockwise	clockwise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Stir	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 way	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 way	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stir	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stir	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stir	imperative	you not said here	the mixture				the other way obl; clockwise property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mixture=Experiencer

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