semiconductor

Who acts: material, Silicon, phone, semiconductor, Solar panels, shortage · What happens: let, flow, control, make, use, be · To what, where: silicon, flow, device, such material, computers, common semiconductor

«semiconductor» 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: semiconductor in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A material, such as silicon, that lets electricity flow through it better than an insulator but not as well as a metal, and whose flow can be controlled.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 material	det
2	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lets	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 silicon	punct
4	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	6 silicon	case
5	as	as	ADP	_	4 such	fixed
6	silicon	silicon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 material	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 lets	punct
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 lets	nsubj
9	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 flow	compound
11	flow	flow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 lets	xcomp
12	through	through	ADP	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 flow	obl
14	better	well	ADV	Degree=Cmp	11 flow	advmod
15	than	than	ADP	_	17 insulator	case
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 insulator	det
17	insulator	insulator	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 better	obl
18	but	but	CCONJ	_	24 metal	cc
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	24 metal	advmod
20	as	as	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	24 metal	cc
21	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	20 as	fixed
22	as	as	ADP	_	20 as	fixed
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 metal	det
24	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 insulator	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 controlled	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 controlled	cc
27	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	28 flow	nmod:poss
28	flow	flow	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 controlled	nsubj:pass
29	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 controlled	aux
30	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	31 controlled	aux:pass
31	controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 lets	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 lets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	let	present	a material and silicon				tree rules
2	flow	infinitive	a material and silicon not said here		silicon	well property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through it=Location
3	control	can · passive		flow			vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: subject=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

A device or chip made from such material, used in computers and phones.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 chip	cc
4	chip	chip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 device	conj
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 device	acl
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 material	case
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 material	amod
8	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 device	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 computers	case
12	computers	computer	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 used	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 phones	cc
14	phones	phone	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 computers	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 device	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a device or chip not said here		such material			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from material=Material
2	use	participle		a device or chip not said here		computers and phones			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Silicon is the most common semiconductor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Silicon	silicon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 semiconductor	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 semiconductor	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 semiconductor	det
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 common	advmod
5	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 semiconductor	amod
6	semiconductor	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 semiconductor	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Silicon	the common semiconductor					tree rules

Example 2

Every phone contains tiny semiconductor chips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 phone	det
2	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 contains	nsubj
3	contains	contain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 chips	amod
5	semiconductor	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chips	compound
6	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 contains	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 contains	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain	present	every phone	tiny semiconductor chips					vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot chip=Theme

Example 3

A semiconductor conducts electricity better than rubber but worse than copper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 semiconductor	det
2	semiconductor	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 conducts	nsubj
3	conducts	conduct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 conducts	obj
5	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 conducts	xcomp
6	than	than	ADP	_	7 rubber	case
7	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 better	obl
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 worse	cc
9	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 better	conj
10	than	than	ADP	_	11 copper	case
11	copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 worse	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 conducts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	conduct	present	a semiconductor	electricity				good property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Theme

Example 4

Solar panels use semiconductors to turn light into electricity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Solar	solar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 panels	amod
2	panels	panel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	nsubj
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	semiconductors	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 use	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 turn	mark
6	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 use	advcl
7	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 turn	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 electricity	case
9	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 turn	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Solar panels	semiconductors					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent semiconductor=Patient
2	turn	to-infinitive	Solar panels not said here	light		electricity			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent light=Theme into electricity=Trajectory

Example 5

There was a shortage of semiconductors, so car factories slowed down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shortage	det
4	shortage	shortage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 semiconductors	case
6	semiconductors	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shortage	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 slowed	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	11 slowed	advmod
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 factories	compound
10	factories	factory	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 slowed	nsubj
11	slowed	slow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 was	conj
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 slowed	compound:prt
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a shortage of semiconductors			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	slow down	participle	car factories						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

LED lights are made with semiconductors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	LED	led	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lights	compound
2	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 semiconductors	case
6	semiconductors	semiconductor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		LED lights				with semiconductors	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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