decimetre
Who acts: decimetre, 10 decimetres, pencil, cube, ruler, We · What happens: be, write, hold, use · To what, where: unit, decimetre, metre, 1 litre, decimetres, everyday life
«decimetre» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: decimetre in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre. It is written dm.
Sentence 1: A decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 decimetre | det |
| 2 | decimetre | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 unit | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 unit | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 unit | det |
| 5 | unit | unit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 length | case |
| 7 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 unit | nmod |
| 8 | equal | equal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 length | amod |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 centimetres | case |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 centimetres | nummod |
| 11 | centimetres | centimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 equal | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 tenth | punct |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 tenth | cc |
| 14 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 tenth | nummod |
| 15 | tenth | tenth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 unit | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 metre | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 metre | det |
| 18 | metre | metre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 tenth | nmod |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 unit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a decimetre | a unit or one tenth of a metre | of length | tree rules |
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.
Sentence 2: It is written dm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 written | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 written | aux:pass |
| 3 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | dm | dm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 written | obj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 written | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | present · passive | decimetre | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient dm=Topic |
Example 1
A decimetre is 10 centimetres long.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 decimetre | det |
| 2 | decimetre | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 long | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 long | cop |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 centimetres | nummod |
| 5 | centimetres | centimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 long | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 long | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a decimetre | 10 centimetres obl:unmarked; long property | tree rules |
Example 2
There are 10 decimetres in a metre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 are | expl |
| 2 | are | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 decimetres | nummod |
| 4 | decimetres | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 are | nsubj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 metre | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 metre | det |
| 7 | metre | metre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 are | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 are | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | does | present | 10 decimetres | a metre; there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in metre=Location |
Example 3
My pencil is about 1.5 decimetres long.
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 pencil | nmod:poss |
| 2 | pencil | pencil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 long | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 long | cop |
| 4 | about | about | ADV | _ | 5 1.5 | advmod |
| 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac | 6 decimetres | nummod |
| 6 | decimetres | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 long | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 long | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | My pencil | 1.5 decimetres obl:unmarked; long property | tree rules |
Example 4
Convert 3 dm into centimetres: 30 cm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convert | convert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dm | compound |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Convert | flat |
| 3 | dm | dm | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 centimetres | case |
| 5 | centimetres | centimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dm | nmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 cm | punct |
| 7 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 cm | nummod |
| 8 | cm | cm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dm | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 dm | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
A cube with 1 dm sides holds exactly 1 litre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cube | det |
| 2 | cube | cube | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 holds | nsubj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 sides | case |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 6 sides | nummod |
| 5 | dm | dm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sides | compound |
| 6 | sides | side | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 cube | nmod |
| 7 | holds | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 9 1 | advmod |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 10 litre | nummod |
| 10 | litre | litre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 holds | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 holds | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present | a cube with 1 dm sides | 1 litre | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |
Example 6
The ruler is 3 decimetres long.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ruler | det |
| 2 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 long | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 long | cop |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 decimetres | nummod |
| 5 | decimetres | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 long | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 long | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the ruler | 3 decimetres obl:unmarked; long property | tree rules |
Example 7
25 cm = 2.5 dm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 25 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 cm | nummod |
| 2 | cm | cm | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | = | = | SYM | _ | 4 2.5 | case |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 dm | nummod |
| 5 | dm | dm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cm | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cm | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8
We rarely use decimetres in everyday life.
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 | 3 use | nsubj |
| 2 | rarely | rarely | ADV | _ | 3 use | advmod |
| 3 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | decimetres | decimetre | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 use | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 life | case |
| 6 | everyday | everyday | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 life | amod |
| 7 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 use | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 use | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | We | decimetres | everyday life | rarely property | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decimetre=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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