lens Who acts: lens, curved piece, things, pupil, contact lens, you · What happens: be, bend, make, look, use, focus · To what, where: curved piece, light, things, glasses, clear part, thin lens
«lens» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: lens in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A lens is a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, used in glasses, cameras, microscopes and telescopes.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj mark advcl obj xcomp xcomp punct conj cc conj punct parataxis case obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET lens NOUN is AUX a DET curved ADJ piece NOUN of ADP glass NOUN or CCONJ plastic NOUN that PRON bends VERB light NOUN to PART make VERB things NOUN look VERB bigger ADJ , PUNCT smaller ADJ or CCONJ clearer ADJ , PUNCT used VERB in ADP glasses NOUN , PUNCT cameras NOUN , PUNCT microscopes NOUN and CCONJ telescopes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lens det 2 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 piece det 5 curved curved ADJ Degree=Pos 6 piece amod 6 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 glass case 8 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 plastic cc 10 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 8 glass conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 bends nsubj 12 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 piece acl:relcl 13 light light NOUN Number=Sing 12 bends obj 14 to to PART _ 15 make mark 15 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 bends advcl 16 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 15 make obj 17 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 make xcomp 18 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 look xcomp 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 smaller punct 20 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 bigger conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 clearer cc 22 clearer clear ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 bigger conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 used punct 24 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 piece parataxis 25 in in ADP _ 26 glasses case 26 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 24 used obl 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 cameras punct 28 cameras camera NOUN Number=Plur 26 glasses conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 microscopes punct 30 microscopes microscope NOUN Number=Plur 26 glasses conj 31 and and CCONJ _ 32 telescopes cc 32 telescopes telescope NOUN Number=Plur 26 glasses conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 6 piece punct
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1 is a present a lens a curved piece of glass or plastic tree rules 2 bend present a curved piece light vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent light=Material 3 make to-infinitive a curved piece not said here things tree rules 4 look infinitive things not said here big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 5 use participle glasses and cameras and microscopes and telescopes vn eat-39.1 «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 The lens of the eye is the clear part behind the pupil that focuses light.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root The DET lens NOUN of ADP the DET eye NOUN is AUX the DET clear ADJ part NOUN behind ADP the DET pupil NOUN that PRON focuses VERB 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 9 part nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 eye case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 eye det 5 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 2 lens nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 part cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 part det 8 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 9 part amod 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 behind behind ADP _ 12 pupil case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 pupil det 12 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 9 part nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 focuses nsubj 14 focuses focus VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 pupil acl:relcl 15 light light NOUN Number=Sing 14 focuses obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 part punct
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1 is a present the lens of the eye the clear part behind the pupil tree rules 2 focus present the pupil light tree rules
Meaning 3 A contact lens is a thin lens you wear on your eye.
det compound nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET contact NOUN lens NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ lens NOUN you PRON wear VERB on ADP your PRON eye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 lens det 2 contact contact NOUN Number=Sing 3 lens compound 3 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 7 lens nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lens cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lens det 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 lens amod 7 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 wear nsubj 9 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lens acl:relcl 10 on on ADP _ 12 eye case 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 eye nmod:poss 12 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 9 wear obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 lens punct
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1 is a present a contact lens a thin lens tree rules 2 wear present you a thin lens not said here your eye vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lens=Source
Example 1 A magnifying glass has a convex lens.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root A DET magnifying VERB glass NOUN has VERB a DET convex ADJ lens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 glass det 2 magnifying magnify VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 glass amod 3 glass glass 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 lens det 6 convex convex ADJ Degree=Pos 7 lens amod 7 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 magnify gerund vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 have present a magnifying glass a convex lens vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient
Example 2 Clean the camera lens before you take a photo.
det compound obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Clean VERB the DET camera NOUN lens NOUN before SCONJ you PRON take VERB a DET photo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clean clean VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lens det 3 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 4 lens compound 4 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 1 Clean obj 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 take mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 take nsubj 7 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Clean advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 photo det 9 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 7 take obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Clean punct
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1 clean imperative you not said here the camera lens vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent lens=Patient 2 take present you a photo vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme
Example 3 My aunt wears contact lenses.
nmod:poss nsubj compound obj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN wears VERB contact NOUN lenses NOUN . PUNCT 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 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 wears nsubj 3 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 contact contact NOUN Number=Sing 5 lenses compound 5 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 3 wears obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 wears punct
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1 wear present My aunt contact lenses vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lens=Source
Example 4 The lens in your eye focuses light.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod obj punct root The DET lens NOUN in ADP your PRON eye NOUN focuses VERB 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 6 focuses nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 eye case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 eye nmod:poss 5 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 2 lens nmod 6 focuses focus VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 focuses obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 focuses punct
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1 focus present the lens in your eye light tree rules
Example 5 A microscope uses lenses to make tiny things look big.
det nsubj obj mark advcl amod nsubj ccomp xcomp punct root A DET microscope NOUN uses VERB lenses NOUN to PART make VERB tiny ADJ things NOUN look VERB big ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 microscope det 2 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 3 uses obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 uses advcl 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 things amod 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 look nsubj 9 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make ccomp 10 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 look xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present a microscope lenses vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient 2 make to-infinitive a microscope not said here tree rules 3 look present tiny things big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 The telescope's lens collected light from the stars.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET telescope NOUN 's PART lens NOUN collected VERB light NOUN from ADP the DET stars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 telescope det 2 telescope telescope NOUN Number=Sing 4 lens nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 telescope case 4 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 5 collected nsubj 5 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 5 collected obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 stars case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stars det 9 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 5 collected obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 collected punct
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1 collect past the telescope's lens light the stars vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent light=Theme from star=Source
Example 7 Never look at the Sun through a lens.
advmod case det obl case det obl punct root Never ADV look VERB at ADP the DET Sun PROPN through ADP a DET lens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 look advmod 2 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 Sun case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Sun det 5 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 2 look obl 6 through through ADP _ 8 lens case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 lens det 8 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 2 look obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 look punct
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1 not look imperative you not said here through a lens; at the Sun vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sun=Theme
Example 8 My glasses have thick lenses.
nmod:poss nsubj amod obj punct root My PRON glasses NOUN have VERB thick ADJ lenses NOUN . PUNCT 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 glasses nmod:poss 2 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lenses amod 5 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present My glasses thick lenses vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient
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