dc

Who acts: electricity, battery, We, plug, brother, DC · What happens: flow, mean, go back, know, give, visit · To what, where: one direction, sheet music, American comic company, DC, one way, White House · Speech: someone speaks here

«dc» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: dc in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

DC, d.c.: short for «direct current», electricity that flows in one direction only, as from a battery.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 short	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 d.c.	punct
3	d.c.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 DC	appos
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 short	punct
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 current	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 current	punct
8	direct	direct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 current	amod
9	current	current	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 short	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 current	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 electricity	punct
12	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 current	appos
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 flows	nsubj
14	flows	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 electricity	acl:relcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 direction	case
16	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 direction	nummod
17	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 flows	obl
18	only	only	ADV	_	17 direction	advmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 battery	punct
20	as	as	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	23 battery	case
21	from	from	ADP	_	20 as	fixed
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 battery	det
23	battery	battery	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 flows	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow	present	electricity			one direction			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in direction=Location

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

D.C.: short for «District of Columbia», as in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 District	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 District	punct
6	District	district	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Columbia	case
8	Columbia	Columbia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 District	nmod
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 District	punct
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Washington	punct
11	as	as	ADP	_	13 Washington	case
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 Washington	case
13	Washington	Washington	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 D.C.	punct
15	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Washington	appos
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 city	punct
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 city	det
18	capital	capital	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 city	amod
19	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 D.C.	appos
20	of	of	ADP	_	23 States	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 States	det
22	United	United	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 States	amod
23	States	State	PROPN	Number=Plur	19 city	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct

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

Meaning 3

DC.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 DC	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

DC Comics, an American comic company known for Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	DC	dc	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Comics	compound
2	Comics	comic	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 company	punct
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 company	det
5	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 company	amod
6	comic	comic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 company	amod
7	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Comics	nmod
8	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 company	acl
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 Superman	case
10	Superman	Superman	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 known	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Batman	punct
12	Batman	Batman	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Superman	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 Woman	cc
14	Wonder	Wonder	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Woman	compound
15	Woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Superman	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Comics	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	participle		a American comic company not said here				for Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 4

Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

DC.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 DC	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Detective Constable, a police rank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Constable	Constable	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Detective	appos
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 rank	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rank	det
5	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rank	compound
6	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Constable	appos
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Detective	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

D.C.: short for Italian «da capo», meaning «go back to the beginning» in sheet music.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	8 capo	case
5	Italian	Italian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 capo	amod
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 capo	punct
7	da	da	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 capo	compound
8	capo	capo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 capo	punct
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 meaning	punct
11	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 short	advcl
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 go	punct
13	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 meaning	xcomp
14	back	back	ADV	_	13 go	advmod
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 beginning	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 beginning	det
17	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 go	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 go	punct
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 music	case
20	sheet	sheet	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 music	compound
21	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 go	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	gerund							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go back not said to happen, in a quote	infinitive				sheet music	to the beginning		vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to beginning=Result

Example 1

A battery gives DC, which flows one way only.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 battery	det
2	battery	battery	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gives	nsubj
3	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gives	iobj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 flows	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 flows	nsubj
7	flows	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 gives	conj
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 way	nummod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 flows	obl
10	only	only	ADV	_	9 way	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	a battery		DC				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dc=Theme
2	flow	present		one way					vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

We visited the White House in Washington, D.C.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 visited	nsubj
2	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 House	det
4	White	White	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 House	amod
5	House	House	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 visited	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Washington	case
7	Washington	Washington	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 visited	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 D.C.	punct
9	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Washington	nmod:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	We	the White House		Washington D.C.			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Co-Agent

Example 3

The plug for the laptop changes AC into DC.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plug	det
2	plug	plug	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changes	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 laptop	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 laptop	det
5	laptop	laptop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plug	nmod
6	changes	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	AC	AC	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 changes	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 DC	case
9	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 changes	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 changes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present	the plug for the laptop	AC				into DC result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent ac=Patient into dc=Result

Example 4

My brother collects DC comics about Batman.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 collects	nsubj
3	collects	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 comics	compound
5	comics	comic	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 collects	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 Batman	case
7	Batman	Batman	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 comics	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 collects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	present	My brother	DC comics				about Batman	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comic=Theme

Example 5

DC Patel from the police came to our school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	DC	DC	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 came	nsubj
2	Patel	Patel	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 DC	flat
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 police	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 police	det
5	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 DC	nmod
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 school	case
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 school	nmod:poss
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	DC from the police			our school			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location

Example 6

At D.C. in the music, go back to the beginning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 D.C.	case
2	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 go	obl
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 music	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 music	det
5	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 D.C.	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 D.C.	punct
7	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	back	back	ADV	_	7 go	advmod
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 beginning	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 beginning	det
11	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 go	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go back	imperative	you not said here			D.C. in the music	to the beginning		vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to beginning=Result

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