receptor Who acts: part, particular chemical, tongue, Receptors, Dogs, medicine · What happens: pick up, send, fit, have, feel, call · To what, where: signal, message, brain, thousands, heat, Light receptors · Speech: someone speaks here
«receptor» 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: receptor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A part of the body, such as a nerve ending or a cell in the eye, nose or skin, that picks up a signal like light, smell, heat or touch and sends a message to the brain.
The tree, 37 words det nsubj case det nmod punct case fixed det compound conj cc det conj case det nmod punct conj cc conj punct nsubj compound:prt det obj case nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj cc conj det obj case det obl punct root A DET part NOUN of ADP the DET body NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET nerve NOUN ending NOUN or CCONJ a DET cell NOUN in ADP the DET eye NOUN , PUNCT nose NOUN or CCONJ skin NOUN , PUNCT that PRON picks VERB up ADP a DET signal NOUN like ADP light NOUN , PUNCT smell NOUN , PUNCT heat NOUN or CCONJ touch NOUN and CCONJ sends VERB a DET message NOUN to ADP the DET brain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 part det 2 part part NOUN Number=Sing 24 picks nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 body case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 body det 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 2 part nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 ending punct 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 11 ending case 8 as as ADP _ 7 such fixed 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 ending det 10 nerve nerve NOUN Number=Sing 11 ending compound 11 ending ending NOUN Number=Sing 2 part conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 cell cc 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 cell det 14 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 11 ending conj 15 in in ADP _ 17 eye case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 eye det 17 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 14 cell nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 nose punct 19 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 17 eye conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 skin cc 21 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 17 eye conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 picks punct 23 that that PRON PronType=Rel 24 picks nsubj 24 picks pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 25 up up ADP _ 24 picks compound:prt 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 signal det 27 signal signal NOUN Number=Sing 24 picks obj 28 like like ADP _ 29 light case 29 light light NOUN Number=Sing 27 signal nmod 30 , , PUNCT _ 31 smell punct 31 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 29 light conj 32 , , PUNCT _ 33 heat punct 33 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 29 light conj 34 or or CCONJ _ 35 touch cc 35 touch touch NOUN Number=Sing 33 heat conj 36 and and CCONJ _ 37 sends cc 37 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 picks conj 38 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 39 message det 39 message message NOUN Number=Sing 37 sends obj 40 to to ADP _ 42 brain case 41 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 42 brain det 42 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 37 sends obl 43 . . PUNCT _ 24 picks punct
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1 pick up present a part of the body and a nerve ending or a cell in the eye and nose or skin a signal like light and smell and heat or touch vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Topic 2 send present a part of the body and a nerve ending or a cell in the eye and nose or skin not said here a message the brain vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent message=Theme to brain=Destination
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 A tiny place on a cell where a particular chemical (like a hormone or a medicine) fits, like a key in a lock.
The tree, 23 words det amod case det nmod advmod det amod nsubj punct case det appos cc det conj punct acl:relcl punct case det obl case det nmod punct root A DET tiny ADJ place NOUN on ADP a DET cell NOUN where ADV a DET particular ADJ chemical NOUN ( PUNCT like ADP a DET hormone NOUN or CCONJ a DET medicine NOUN ) PUNCT fits VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET key NOUN in ADP a DET lock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 place det 2 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 3 place amod 3 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 cell case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cell det 6 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 3 place nmod 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 19 fits advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 chemical det 9 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 10 chemical amod 10 chemical chemical NOUN Number=Sing 19 fits nsubj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 hormone punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 hormone case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hormone det 14 hormone hormone NOUN Number=Sing 10 chemical appos 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 medicine cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 medicine det 17 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 14 hormone conj 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 hormone punct 19 fits fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cell acl:relcl 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 key punct 21 like like ADP _ 23 key case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 key det 23 key key NOUN Number=Sing 19 fits obl 24 in in ADP _ 26 lock case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 lock det 26 lock lock NOUN Number=Sing 23 key nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 3 place punct
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1 fit present a particular chemical like a key in a lock vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Your tongue has thousands of taste receptors.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case compound nmod punct root Your PRON tongue NOUN has VERB thousands NOUN of ADP taste NOUN receptors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 tongue nmod:poss 2 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 receptors case 6 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 7 receptors compound 7 receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 4 thousands nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Your tongue thousands of taste receptors vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient
Example 2 Receptors in your skin feel heat and cold.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod obj cc conj punct root Receptors NOUN in ADP your PRON skin NOUN feel VERB heat NOUN and CCONJ cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 5 feel nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 skin case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 skin nmod:poss 4 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Receptors nmod 5 feel feel VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 5 feel obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 cold cc 8 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 6 heat conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 feel punct
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1 feel infinitive Receptors in your skin heat and cold vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme
Example 3 Light receptors in your eyes are called rods and cones.
compound nsubj:pass case nmod:poss nmod aux:pass xcomp cc conj punct root Light NOUN receptors NOUN in ADP your PRON eyes NOUN are AUX called VERB rods NOUN and CCONJ cones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Light light NOUN Number=Sing 2 receptors compound 2 receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 7 called nsubj:pass 3 in in ADP _ 5 eyes case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 eyes nmod:poss 5 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 receptors nmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 called aux:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 rods rod NOUN Number=Plur 7 called xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 cones cc 10 cones cone NOUN Number=Plur 8 rods conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call present · passive Light receptors in your eyes vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 4 Dogs have many more smell receptors than people.
nsubj amod amod compound obj case nmod punct root Dogs NOUN have VERB many ADJ more ADJ smell NOUN receptors NOUN than ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 receptors amod 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 receptors amod 5 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 6 receptors compound 6 receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 7 than than ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 receptors nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Dogs many more smell receptors than people vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receptor=Patient
Example 5 The medicine fits into receptors like a key in a lock.
det nsubj case obl case det nmod case det nmod punct root The DET medicine NOUN fits VERB into ADP receptors NOUN like ADP a DET key NOUN in ADP a DET lock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 medicine det 2 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 3 fits nsubj 3 fits fit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 5 receptors case 5 receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 3 fits obl 6 like like ADP _ 8 key case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 key det 8 key key NOUN Number=Sing 5 receptors nmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 lock case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lock det 11 lock lock NOUN Number=Sing 8 key nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 fits punct
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1 fit present the medicine receptors like a key in a lock vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into receptor=Destination
Example 6 Pain receptors warn you when you touch something hot.
compound nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl obj amod punct root Pain NOUN receptors NOUN warn VERB you PRON when SCONJ you PRON touch VERB something PRON hot ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 2 receptors compound 2 receptors receptor NOUN Number=Plur 3 warn nsubj 3 warn warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 warn obj 5 when when SCONJ _ 7 touch mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 touch nsubj 7 touch touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 warn advcl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 touch obj 9 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 warn punct
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1 warn speech: warn present Pain receptors you vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient 2 touch present you something vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Co-Theme
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