oscillating

Who acts: oscillating fan, oscillating sprinkler, We, pendulum, prices, oscillating light · What happens: swing, move back, move, turn, oscillate, change · To what, where: oscillating fan, side, whole lawn, oscillating pendulum, science, bay

«oscillating» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: oscillating in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Swinging or moving back and forth regularly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Swinging	swing	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 moving	cc
3	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Swinging	conj
4	back	back	ADV	_	3 moving	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 forth	cc
6	forth	forth	ADV	_	4 back	conj
7	regularly	regularly	ADV	_	3 moving	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Swinging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swing	gerund							vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	move back	gerund						regularly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Moving or turning from side to side, as in "an oscillating fan".

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 turning	cc
3	turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Moving	conj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 side	case
5	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turning	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 side	case
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turning	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 fan	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 fan	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 fan	case
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 fan	punct
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 fan	det
13	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 fan	amod
14	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 fan	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	move	gerund	a oscillating fan		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in fan=Trajectory
2	turn	gerund	side	to side result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.material PP.result»: agent=Agent from side=Initial_State to side=Result
3	oscillate in a quote	gerund			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Changing back and forth between two states or feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Changing	change	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	back	back	ADV	_	1 Changing	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 forth	cc
4	forth	forth	ADV	_	2 back	conj
5	between	between	ADP	_	7 states	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 states	nummod
7	states	state	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Changing	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 feelings	cc
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 states	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Changing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	gerund						between two states or feelings	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

An oscillating fan turns from side to side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fan	det
2	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 fan	amod
3	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turns	nsubj
4	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 side	case
6	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turns	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 side	case
8	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 side	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 turns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	turn	present	a oscillating fan			side to side			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from side=Trajectory

Example 2

The oscillating sprinkler watered the whole lawn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sprinkler	det
2	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 sprinkler	amod
3	sprinkler	sprinkler	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 watered	nsubj
4	watered	water	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lawn	det
6	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lawn	amod
7	lawn	lawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 watered	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 watered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	water	past	the oscillating sprinkler	the whole lawn					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent lawn=Destination

Example 3

We timed the oscillating pendulum in science.

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	2 timed	nsubj
2	timed	time	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pendulum	det
4	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 pendulum	amod
5	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 timed	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 science	case
7	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pendulum	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 timed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	time	past	We	the oscillating pendulum		science			vn register-54.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pendulum=Theme
2	oscillate	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The pendulum kept oscillating for a long time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pendulum	det
2	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 oscillating	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the pendulum						tree rules
2	oscillate	gerund	the pendulum not said here				time		vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The prices kept oscillating up and down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prices	det
2	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	up	up	ADV	_	4 oscillating	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 down	cc
7	down	down	ADV	_	5 up	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the prices						tree rules
2	oscillate	gerund	the prices not said here						vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The oscillating light on the lighthouse swept across the bay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 light	det
2	oscillating	oscillate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 light	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 swept	nsubj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 lighthouse	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lighthouse	det
6	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	nmod
7	swept	sweep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 bay	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bay	det
10	bay	bay	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 swept	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 swept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oscillate	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sweep	past	the oscillating light on the lighthouse			the bay			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across bay=Trajectory

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