epicentre Who acts: epicentre, earthquake, Scientists, kitchen, city, shaking · What happens: be, start, damage, find, use · To what, where: point, surface, centre, small town, Houses, epicentre
«epicentre» 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: epicentre in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface right above where an earthquake starts underground.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod:poss case obl advmod case advmod det nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root The DET epicentre NOUN is AUX the DET point NOUN on ADP the DET Earth PROPN 's PART surface NOUN right ADV above ADP where ADV an DET earthquake NOUN starts VERB underground ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 epicentre det 2 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 5 point nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 point cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 point det 5 point point NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 10 surface case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Earth det 8 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 10 surface nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Earth case 10 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 16 starts obl 11 right right ADV _ 16 starts advmod 12 above above ADP _ 16 starts case 13 where where ADV PronType=Rel 16 starts advmod 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 earthquake det 15 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 16 starts nsubj 16 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 point acl:relcl 17 underground underground ADV _ 16 starts advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 point punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the epicentre the point tree rules 2 start present a earthquake the Earth's surface right, underground property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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 epicentre of something is its centre, where it is strongest or busiest.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj case nmod cop nmod:poss punct advmod nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct root The DET epicentre NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX its PRON centre NOUN , PUNCT where ADV it PRON is AUX strongest ADJ or CCONJ busiest ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 epicentre det 2 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 7 centre nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 epicentre nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 centre cop 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 centre nmod:poss 7 centre centre NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 strongest punct 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 strongest advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 strongest nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 strongest cop 12 strongest strong ADJ Degree=Sup 7 centre acl:relcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 busiest cc 14 busiest busy ADJ Degree=Sup 12 strongest conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 centre punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the epicentre of something epicentre's centre tree rules 2 is present epicentre strong property tree rules 3 be epicentre not said here tree rules
Example 1 The epicentre of the earthquake was under a small town.
det nsubj case det nmod cop case det amod punct root The DET epicentre NOUN of ADP the DET earthquake NOUN was AUX under ADP a DET small ADJ town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 epicentre det 2 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 10 town nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 earthquake case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 earthquake det 5 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 2 epicentre nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 town cop 7 under under ADP _ 10 town case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 town det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 town amod 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 town punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the epicentre of the earthquake a small town tree rules
Example 2 Houses near the epicentre were badly damaged.
nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass advmod punct root Houses NOUN near ADP the DET epicentre NOUN were AUX badly ADV damaged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Houses house NOUN Number=Plur 7 damaged nsubj:pass 2 near near ADP _ 4 epicentre case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 epicentre det 4 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 1 Houses nmod 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 damaged aux:pass 6 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 7 damaged advmod 7 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 damaged punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 damage past · passive Houses near the epicentre badly property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 3 Scientists found the epicentre using readings from three places.
nsubj det obj advcl obj case nummod obl punct root Scientists NOUN found VERB the DET epicentre NOUN using VERB readings NOUN from ADP three NUM places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 epicentre det 4 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 found advcl 6 readings reading NOUN Number=Plur 5 using obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 places case 8 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 places nummod 9 places place NOUN Number=Plur 5 using obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find past Scientists the epicentre vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epicentre=Topic 2 use gerund Scientists not said here readings three places vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reading=Patient
Example 4 Our kitchen is the epicentre of family life.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case compound nmod punct root Our PRON kitchen NOUN is AUX the DET epicentre NOUN of ADP family NOUN life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 kitchen nmod:poss 2 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 5 epicentre nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 epicentre cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 epicentre det 5 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 life case 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 8 life compound 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 epicentre nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 epicentre punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Our kitchen the epicentre of family life tree rules
Example 5 The city was the epicentre of the floods.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root The DET city NOUN was AUX the DET epicentre NOUN of ADP the DET floods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 city det 2 city city NOUN Number=Sing 5 epicentre nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 epicentre cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 epicentre det 5 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 floods case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floods det 8 floods flood NOUN Number=Plur 5 epicentre nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 epicentre punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past the city the epicentre of the floods tree rules
Example 6 The shaking was weaker far from the epicentre.
det nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root The DET shaking NOUN was AUX weaker ADJ far ADV from ADP the DET epicentre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shaking det 2 shaking shaking NOUN Number=Sing 4 weaker nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 weaker cop 4 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 far far ADV Degree=Pos 4 weaker advmod 6 from from ADP _ 8 epicentre case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 epicentre det 8 epicentre epicentre NOUN Number=Sing 5 far obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 weaker punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the shaking far, weak property tree rules
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.
← previous epicnext → epidemic↑ back to E in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epicentre/