flexion

Who acts: Flexion, angle, grammar, Bending, he, his · What happens: bend, get, mean, change, show, call · To what, where: joint, elbow, ending, grammar, inflection, word · Speech: someone speaks here

«flexion» 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: flexion in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science, medical — kept apart, not parsed.

Flexion is bending a joint so that the angle between the bones gets smaller, like bending your elbow or knee.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bending	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bending	aux
3	bending	bend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 joint	det
5	joint	joint	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bending	obj
6	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	13 gets	mark
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 so	fixed
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 angle	det
9	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gets	nsubj
10	between	between	ADP	_	12 bones	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 bones	det
12	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 angle	nmod
13	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bending	advcl
14	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	13 gets	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 bending	punct
16	like	like	SCONJ	_	17 bending	mark
17	bending	bend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 gets	advcl
18	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 elbow	nmod:poss
19	elbow	elbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bending	obj
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 knee	cc
21	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 elbow	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bend	present · progressive	Flexion	a joint		vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent joint=Material
2	get	present	the angle between the bones		small property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	bend	gerund	the angle between the bones not said here	your elbow or knee		vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent elbow=Material

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: grammar, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

Flexion can mean changing the ending of a word to show its grammar (more often called inflection).

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 mean	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ending	det
6	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 changing	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 word	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 word	det
9	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ending	nmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 show	mark
11	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 changing	advcl
12	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 grammar	nmod:poss
13	grammar	grammar	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 show	obj
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 called	punct
15	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	16 often	advmod
16	often	often	ADV	_	17 called	advmod
17	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 grammar	acl
18	inflection	inflection	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 called	xcomp
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 called	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Flexion			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	change not said to happen	gerund	Flexion not said here	the ending of a word		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient
3	show	to-infinitive	Flexion not said here	Flexion's grammar		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grammar=Recipient
4	call	participle	Flexion's grammar not said here	inflection	often property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	end			a word		nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

Bending your elbow is flexion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bending	bend	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 flexion	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 elbow	nmod:poss
3	elbow	elbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bending	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 flexion	cop
5	flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 flexion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	gerund		your elbow					vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent elbow=Material
2	is a	present	Bending	flexion					tree rules

Example 2

Flexion and extension work like a hinge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 work	cc
3	extension	extension	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 work	compound
4	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Flexion	conj
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 hinge	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hinge	det
7	hinge	hinge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 work	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Flexion	punct

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

Example 3

After his injury, he could only manage a little knee flexion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 injury	case
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 injury	nmod:poss
3	injury	injury	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 manage	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 injury	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 manage	nsubj
6	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 manage	aux
7	only	only	ADV	_	8 manage	advmod
8	manage	manage	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 flexion	det
10	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 flexion	amod
11	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 flexion	compound
12	flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 manage	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 manage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	manage	could	he	a little knee flexion			after his injury		vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flexion=Theme
2	injure		his = he						nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The biceps muscle causes flexion of the arm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 muscle	det
2	biceps	biceps	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 muscle	compound
3	muscle	muscle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 causes	nsubj
4	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 causes	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 arm	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 arm	det
8	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flexion	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 causes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	present	the biceps muscle	flexion of the arm					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition flexion=Patient

Example 5

Stretches improve flexion of the hips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stretches	stretch	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 improve	nsubj
2	improve	improve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 improve	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 hips	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hips	det
6	hips	hip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flexion	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 improve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	improve	present	Stretches	flexion of the hips					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent flexion=Patient

Example 6

The physio measured the flexion of her ankle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 physio	det
2	physio	physio	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 measured	nsubj
3	measured	measure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 flexion	det
5	flexion	flexion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 measured	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 ankle	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 ankle	nmod:poss
8	ankle	ankle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flexion	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 measured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	past	the physio	the flexion of physio's ankle					vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme flexion=Value

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