semicircle

Who acts: you, children, area, rainbow, radius, curved edge · What happens: make, cut, arrange, curve, sit, draw · To what, where: shape, circle, half, Things, curved line, semicircle

«semicircle» 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: semicircle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Half a circle: a shape made by cutting a circle in half along its diameter.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	3 circle	det:predet
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 circle	det
3	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 shape	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shape	det
6	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 circle	appos
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 shape	acl
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 cutting	mark
9	cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 made	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 circle	det
11	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cutting	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 half	case
13	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	9 cutting	obl
14	along	along	ADP	_	16 diameter	case
15	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 diameter	nmod:poss
16	diameter	diameter	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cutting	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 circle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a shape not said here					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	cut	gerund		a circle		half		along half's diameter	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset circle=Product

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

Things arranged in a curved line like half a circle: «sit in a semicircle».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	arranged	arrange	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Things	acl
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 line	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 line	amod
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arranged	obl
7	like	like	ADP	_	10 circle	case
8	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	10 circle	det:predet
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 circle	det
10	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 line	nmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 sit	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 sit	punct
13	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Things	parataxis
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 semicircle	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 semicircle	det
16	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sit	obl
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 sit	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Things	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	arrange	participle	Things not said here	a curved line like half circle	vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in line=Destination
2	curve	participle			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
3	sit in a quote	infinitive		a semicircle	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in semicircle=Location

Example 1

Draw a semicircle with a compass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 semicircle	det
3	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 compass	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 compass	det
6	compass	compass	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a semicircle				with a compass	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent semicircle=Theme

Example 2

The children sat in a semicircle around the teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sat	nsubj
3	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 semicircle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 semicircle	det
6	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sat	obl
7	around	around	ADP	_	9 teacher	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 teacher	det
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sat	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	the children			a semicircle		around the teacher	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in semicircle=Location

Example 3

A protractor is shaped like a semicircle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 protractor	det
2	protractor	protractor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shaped	aux:pass
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 semicircle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 semicircle	det
7	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	present · passive		a protractor				like a semicircle	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 4

The area of a semicircle is half the area of the full circle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 area	det
2	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 area	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 semicircle	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 semicircle	det
5	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 area	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 area	cop
7	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	9 area	det:predet
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 area	det
9	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 circle	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 circle	det
12	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 circle	amod
13	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 area	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 area	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the area of a semicircle	half area				of the full circle	tree rules

Example 5

A rainbow looks like a semicircle in the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rainbow	det
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 semicircle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 semicircle	det
6	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sky	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sky	det
9	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	a rainbow					like a semicircle; in the sky	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sky=Theme

Example 6

If the radius is 2 cm, the semicircle's curved edge is about 6.28 cm.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	6 cm	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 radius	det
3	radius	radius	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cm	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 cm	cop
5	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 cm	nummod
6	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 cm	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 semicircle	det
9	semicircle	semicircle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 edge	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 semicircle	case
11	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 edge	amod
12	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 cm	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 cm	cop
14	about	about	ADV	_	15 6.28	advmod
15	6.28	6.28	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 cm	nummod
16	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 cm	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	the radius	2 cm and 6.28 cm	tree rules
2	curve	participle			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
3	is a	present	the semicircle's curved edge	6.28 cm	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/semicircle/