magnification Who acts: you, it, something, Making, we, magnifying glass · What happens: make, look, be, use, seem, see · To what, where: something, lens, magnification, tiny cells, microscope, three times
«magnification» 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: magnification in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Making something look bigger than it really is, using a lens, microscope or zoom.
The tree, 14 words advcl obj xcomp mark nsubj advmod advcl punct advcl det obj punct conj cc conj punct root Making VERB something PRON look VERB bigger ADJ than SCONJ it PRON really ADV is VERB , PUNCT using VERB a DET lens NOUN , PUNCT microscope NOUN or CCONJ zoom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 look advcl 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Making obj 3 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 look xcomp 5 than than SCONJ _ 8 is mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 is nsubj 7 really really ADV _ 8 is advmod 8 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bigger advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 using punct 10 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 look advcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lens det 12 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 10 using obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 microscope punct 14 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 12 lens conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 zoom cc 16 zoom zoom NOUN Number=Sing 12 lens conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 make gerund you not said here something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 look imperative you not said here big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 be present it vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 use gerund you not said here a lens and microscope or zoom vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient
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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
How many times bigger something looks: «a magnification of ×10».
The tree, 11 words advmod amod obl:unmarked amod nsubj punct punct det obl case appos flat punct punct root How ADV many ADJ times NOUN bigger ADJ something PRON looks VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET magnification NOUN of ADP × SYM 10 NUM » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 times amod 3 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 looks obl:unmarked 4 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 times amod 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 looks nsubj 6 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 magnification punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 10 magnification punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 magnification det 10 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 6 looks obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 × case 12 × × SYM Number=Sing 10 magnification appos 13 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 × flat 14 » » PUNCT _ 10 magnification punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 looks punct
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1 look present something a magnification time vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Making something seem more important or serious than it is.
csubj obj advmod xcomp cc conj mark nsubj advcl punct root Making VERB something PRON seem VERB more ADV important ADJ or CCONJ serious ADJ than SCONJ it PRON is VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 seem csubj 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Making obj 3 seem seem VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 important advmod 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seem xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 serious cc 7 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 important conj 8 than than SCONJ _ 10 is mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 is nsubj 10 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 serious advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 seem punct
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1 make gerund something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 seem present Making important property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 be present it vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Under the microscope at ×100 magnification, we saw tiny cells.
case det obl case compound flat conj punct nsubj amod obj punct root Under ADP the DET microscope NOUN at ADP × SYM 100 NUM magnification NOUN , PUNCT we PRON saw VERB tiny ADJ cells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Under under ADP _ 3 microscope case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 microscope det 3 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 10 saw obl 4 at at ADP _ 5 × case 5 × × SYM Number=Sing 7 magnification compound 6 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 × flat 7 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 3 microscope conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 microscope punct 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 saw nsubj 10 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 12 cells amod 12 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 10 saw obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 saw punct
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1 see past we tiny cells the microscope and × magnification vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cell=Stimulus
Example 2 The magnifying glass has a magnification of three times.
det amod nsubj det obj case nummod nmod punct root The DET magnifying VERB glass NOUN has VERB a DET magnification NOUN of ADP three NUM times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def 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 6 magnification det 6 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 times case 8 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 times nummod 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 magnification nmod 10 . . 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 the magnifying glass a magnification of three times vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnification=Patient 3 magnify three times nom magnification «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 At low magnification you see the whole leaf.
case amod obl nsubj det amod obj punct root At ADP low ADJ magnification NOUN you PRON see VERB the DET whole ADJ leaf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 magnification case 2 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 3 magnification amod 3 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 5 see obl 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 see nsubj 5 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 leaf det 7 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 8 leaf amod 8 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 5 see obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 see punct
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1 see present you the whole leaf low magnification vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leaf=Stimulus
Example 4 Higher magnification shows more detail but a smaller area.
amod nsubj amod obj cc det amod conj punct root Higher ADJ magnification NOUN shows VERB more ADJ detail NOUN but CCONJ a DET smaller ADJ area NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 magnification amod 2 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 detail amod 5 detail detail NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows obj 6 but but CCONJ _ 9 area cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 area det 8 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 area amod 9 area area NOUN Number=Sing 5 detail conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present Higher magnification more detail but a smaller area vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent detail=Recipient
Example 5 The photo of the fly was taken with strong magnification.
det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET photo NOUN of ADP the DET fly NOUN was AUX taken VERB with ADP strong ADJ magnification NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 photo det 2 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 7 taken nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 5 fly case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fly det 5 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 2 photo nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 taken aux:pass 7 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 magnification case 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 magnification amod 10 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 7 taken obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 taken punct
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1 take past · passive the photo of the fly with strong magnification vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 Magnification makes a 1 mm hair look 1 cm wide at ×10.
nsubj det nummod compound obj xcomp nummod obj amod case obl flat punct root Magnification NOUN makes VERB a DET 1 NUM mm NOUN hair NOUN look VERB 1 NUM cm NOUN wide ADJ at ADP × SYM 10 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hair det 4 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 mm nummod 5 mm mm NOUN Number=Sing 6 hair compound 6 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 makes xcomp 8 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 cm nummod 9 cm cm NOUN Number=Plur 7 look obj 10 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 9 cm amod 11 at at ADP _ 12 × case 12 × × SYM Number=Sing 10 wide obl 13 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 × flat 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Magnification a mm hair tree rules 2 look infinitive a mm hair not said here 1 cm vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cm=Attribute
Example 7 Binoculars give a magnification of about eight times.
nsubj det obj case advmod nummod nmod punct root Binoculars NOUN give VERB a DET magnification NOUN of ADP about ADV eight NUM times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Binoculars binocular NOUN Number=Plur 2 give nsubj 2 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 magnification det 4 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 times case 6 about about ADV _ 7 eight advmod 7 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 times nummod 8 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 magnification nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 give punct
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1 give present Binoculars a magnification of eight times vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnification=Theme 2 magnify eight times nom magnification «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Total magnification = eyepiece magnification × objective magnification.
amod punct compound conj compound amod conj punct root Total ADJ magnification NOUN = PUNCT eyepiece NOUN magnification NOUN × SYM objective ADJ magnification NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Total total ADJ Degree=Pos 2 magnification amod 2 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 = = PUNCT _ 5 magnification punct 4 eyepiece eyepiece NOUN Number=Sing 5 magnification compound 5 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 2 magnification conj 6 × × SYM Number=Sing 8 magnification compound 7 objective objective ADJ Degree=Pos 8 magnification amod 8 magnification magnification NOUN Number=Sing 2 magnification conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 magnification punct
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