spherical

Who acts: Spherical, spherical object, football, Earth, Bubbles, water · What happens: mean, shape, have, be, pull, name · To what, where: point, maths, small spherical glass balls, three spherical things, classroom

«spherical» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: spherical in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Spherical means shaped like a ball, round in every direction, like a sphere.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spherical	Spherical	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	xcomp
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 ball	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shaped	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 direction	punct
8	round	round	ADV	_	11 direction	advmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 direction	case
10	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	11 direction	det
11	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ball	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sphere	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 sphere	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 sphere	det
15	sphere	sphere	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 direction	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Spherical						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	shape not said to happen	participle	Spherical not said here					like a ball in every direction and a sphere	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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

In maths, a spherical object has every point on its surface the same distance from the centre.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 has	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 maths	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 object	det
5	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 object	amod
6	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 point	det
9	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 surface	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 surface	nmod:poss
12	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 point	nmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 distance	det
14	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 distance	amod
15	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 surface	appos
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 centre	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 centre	det
18	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 distance	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a spherical object	every point		maths		on object's surface	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient

Example 1

A football is spherical.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 football	det
2	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spherical	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spherical	cop
4	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spherical	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a football					spherical property	tree rules

Example 2

The Earth is almost spherical but a little flat at the poles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Earth	det
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 spherical	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 spherical	cop
4	almost	almost	ADV	_	5 spherical	advmod
5	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 flat	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 flat	det
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 flat	amod
9	flat	flat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spherical	conj
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 poles	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 poles	det
12	poles	pole	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 flat	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spherical	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the Earth					almost, spherical property	tree rules

Example 3

Bubbles are spherical because of how water pulls on itself.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bubbles	bubble	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spherical	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 spherical	cop
3	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 pulls	mark
5	of	of	ADP	_	4 because	fixed
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 pulls	advmod
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pulls	nsubj
8	pulls	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 spherical	advcl
9	on	on	ADP	_	10 itself	case
10	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 pulls	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spherical	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Bubbles					spherical property	tree rules
2	pull	present	water					on water	vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on itself=Theme

Example 4

Marbles are small spherical glass balls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Marbles	marble	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 balls	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 balls	cop
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 balls	amod
4	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 balls	amod
5	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 balls	compound
6	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 balls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Marbles	small spherical glass balls					tree rules

Example 5

A circle is flat, but a ball is spherical.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 circle	det
2	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 flat	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 flat	cop
4	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 spherical	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 spherical	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 spherical	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 spherical	cop
10	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 flat	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a circle					flat property	tree rules
2	is	present	a ball					spherical property	tree rules

Example 6

The bead was spherical with a hole through the middle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bead	det
2	bead	bead	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spherical	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spherical	cop
4	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 hole	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hole	det
7	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spherical	obl
8	through	through	ADP	_	10 middle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 middle	det
10	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hole	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spherical	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the bead					with a hole through the middle; spherical property	tree rules

Example 7

Name three spherical things in the classroom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Name	name	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 things	nummod
3	spherical	spherical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 things	amod
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Name	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 classroom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 classroom	det
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Name	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name	imperative	you not said here	three spherical things		the classroom			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

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