curvature Who acts: Curvature, something, we, Ships, Earth, small circle · What happens: be, curve, bend, see, disappear, make · To what, where: spine, curvature, top, Earth, bottom, bridge
«curvature» 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: curvature in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Curvature is how much something curves or bends.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct root Curvature NOUN is AUX how ADV much ADJ something PRON curves VERB or CCONJ bends VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 4 much nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 much cop 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 much advmod 4 much much ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 curves nsubj 6 curves curve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 much acl:relcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 bends cc 8 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 curves conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 much punct
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1 is present Curvature much property tree rules 2 curve present something vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 3 bend present something not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.
A curvature of the spine is when the backbone bends sideways or too much.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case det nmod cop mark det nsubj advmod cc advmod conj punct root A DET curvature NOUN of ADP the DET spine NOUN is AUX when SCONJ the DET backbone NOUN bends VERB sideways ADV or CCONJ too ADV much ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 curvature det 2 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 10 bends nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 spine case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 spine det 5 spine spine NOUN Number=Sing 2 curvature nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bends cop 7 when when SCONJ _ 10 bends mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 backbone det 9 backbone backbone NOUN Number=Sing 10 bends nsubj 10 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 sideways sideways ADV _ 10 bends advmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 much cc 13 too too ADV _ 14 much advmod 14 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sideways conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 10 bends punct
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1 is present a curvature of the spine bend, sideways property tree rules 2 curve the spine nom curvature «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 From the top of the mountain we could almost see the curvature of the Earth.
The tree, 15 words case det obl case det nmod nsubj aux advmod det obj case det nmod punct root From ADP the DET top NOUN of ADP the DET mountain NOUN we PRON could AUX almost ADV see VERB the DET curvature NOUN of ADP the DET Earth PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 3 top case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 top det 3 top top NOUN Number=Sing 10 see obl 4 of of ADP _ 6 mountain case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mountain det 6 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 3 top nmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 see nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 see aux 9 almost almost ADV _ 10 see advmod 10 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 curvature det 12 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 10 see obj 13 of of ADP _ 15 Earth case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 Earth det 15 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 12 curvature nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 see punct
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1 see could we the curvature of the Earth the top of the mountain almost property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer curvature=Stimulus 2 curve the Earth nom curvature «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Ships disappear bottom first because of the Earth's curvature.
nsubj obj advmod case fixed det nmod:poss case obl punct root Ships NOUN disappear VERB bottom NOUN first ADV because ADP of ADP the DET Earth PROPN 's PART curvature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ships ship NOUN Number=Plur 2 disappear nsubj 2 disappear disappear VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 2 disappear obj 4 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 disappear advmod 5 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 10 curvature case 6 of of ADP _ 5 because fixed 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Earth det 8 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 10 curvature nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Earth case 10 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 2 disappear obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 disappear punct
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1 disappear present Ships bottom because the Earth's curvature; first property tree rules 2 curve the Earth nom curvature «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The curvature of the bridge makes it strong.
det nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp punct root The DET curvature NOUN of ADP the DET bridge NOUN makes VERB it PRON strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 curvature det 2 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 bridge case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bridge det 5 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 2 curvature nmod 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 makes obj 8 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 makes xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 makes punct
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1 make present the curvature of the bridge bridge strong property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 curve the bridge nom curvature «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 A small circle has a greater curvature than a large one.
det amod nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root A DET small ADJ circle NOUN has VERB a DET greater ADJ curvature NOUN than ADP a DET large ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 circle det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 circle amod 3 circle circle NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 curvature det 6 greater great ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 curvature amod 7 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 than than ADP _ 11 one case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 one det 10 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 11 one amod 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 7 curvature nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a small circle a greater curvature than a large one vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curvature=Patient
Example 5 The doctor checked her back for any curvature of the spine.
det nsubj obj advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET doctor NOUN checked VERB her PRON back ADV for ADP any DET curvature NOUN of ADP the DET spine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked nsubj 3 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 checked obj 5 back back ADV _ 3 checked advmod 6 for for ADP _ 8 curvature case 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 curvature det 8 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 spine case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 spine det 11 spine spine NOUN Number=Sing 8 curvature nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 checked punct
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1 check back past the doctor her = she for any curvature of the spine vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme for curvature=Attribute 2 curve the spine nom curvature «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The lens's curvature bends the light.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj punct root The DET lens NOUN 's PART curvature NOUN bends VERB the DET light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lens det 2 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 4 curvature nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 lens case 4 curvature curvature NOUN Number=Sing 5 bends nsubj 5 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 light det 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 5 bends obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 bends punct
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1 bend present the lens's curvature the light vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent light=Material 2 curve the lens nom curvature «state transitive»: poss=agent
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