stimulation Who acts: Stimulation, thing, nerve, Children, Babies, Bored pets · What happens: make, do, stimulate, be, react, need · To what, where: something, Stimulation, muscle, mind, nerve, biology
«stimulation» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: stimulation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Stimulation is making something more active, or the thing that does it: the stimulation of a muscle, of growth.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux obj advmod amod punct cc det appos nsubj acl:relcl obj punct det parataxis case det nmod punct case conj punct root Stimulation NOUN is AUX making VERB something PRON more ADV active ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET thing NOUN that PRON does VERB it PRON : PUNCT the DET stimulation NOUN of ADP a DET muscle NOUN , PUNCT of ADP growth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 making nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making aux 3 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 making obj 5 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 6 active advmod 6 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 thing punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 thing cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 thing det 10 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 4 something appos 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 does nsubj 12 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 thing acl:relcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 does obj 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 stimulation punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 stimulation det 16 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 making parataxis 17 of of ADP _ 19 muscle case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 muscle det 19 muscle muscle NOUN Number=Sing 16 stimulation nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 growth punct 21 of of ADP _ 22 growth case 22 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 16 stimulation conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 making punct
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1 make present · progressive Stimulation something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 do present the thing Stimulation vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 stimulate a muscle nom stimulation «act transitive»: of=patient
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 Stimulation is something that makes the mind busy and interested.
nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl det obj xcomp cc conj punct root Stimulation NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON makes VERB the DET mind NOUN busy ADJ and CCONJ interested ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 something nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something cop 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 makes nsubj 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mind det 7 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes obj 8 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 makes xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 interested cc 10 interested interested ADJ Degree=Pos 8 busy conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 something punct
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1 is a present Stimulation something tree rules 2 make present the mind busy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mind=Product
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Children need play and stimulation."
punct nsubj obj cc conj punct punct root " PUNCT Children NOUN need VERB play NOUN and CCONJ stimulation NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 need punct 2 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 need nsubj 3 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 play play NOUN Number=Sing 3 need obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 stimulation cc 6 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 4 play conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 need punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 3 need punct
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1 need in a quote present Children play and stimulation vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot play=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
In biology, stimulation is when a nerve, sense or cell is made to react, for example by light, sound, touch or electricity.
The tree, 22 words case obl punct nsubj cop advmod det nsubj:pass punct conj cc conj aux:pass mark xcomp punct case obl case obl punct conj punct nmod cc conj punct root In ADP biology NOUN , PUNCT stimulation NOUN is AUX when ADV a DET nerve NOUN , PUNCT sense NOUN or CCONJ cell NOUN is AUX made VERB to PART react VERB , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN by ADP light NOUN , PUNCT sound NOUN , PUNCT touch NOUN or CCONJ electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 biology case 2 biology biology NOUN Number=Sing 14 made obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 biology punct 4 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 6 when nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 when cop 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 made advmod 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 nerve det 8 nerve nerve NOUN Number=Sing 14 made nsubj:pass 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 sense punct 10 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 8 nerve conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 cell cc 12 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 8 nerve conj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 made aux:pass 14 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 15 to to PART _ 16 react mark 16 react react VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 made xcomp 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 example punct 18 for for ADP _ 19 example case 19 example example NOUN Number=Sing 16 react obl 20 by by ADP _ 21 light case 21 light light NOUN Number=Sing 16 react obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 sound punct 23 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 21 light conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 touch punct 25 touch touch NOUN Number=Sing 23 sound nmod 26 or or CCONJ _ 27 electricity cc 27 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 25 touch conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 14 made punct
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1 is present stimulation when property tree rules 2 make present · passive a nerve and sense or cell biology tree rules 3 react to-infinitive a nerve and sense or cell not said here for example; by light and sound touch or electricity vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Babies need lots of stimulation from talking and play.
nsubj obj case nmod mark advcl cc conj punct root Babies NOUN need VERB lots NOUN of ADP stimulation NOUN from SCONJ talking VERB and CCONJ play VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 2 need obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 stimulation case 5 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 lots nmod 6 from from SCONJ _ 7 talking mark 7 talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 need advcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 play cc 9 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 talking conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Babies lots of stimulation vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme 2 talk gerund Babies not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 play infinitive Babies not said here vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Reading gives the brain good stimulation.
nsubj det iobj amod obj punct root Reading VERB gives VERB the DET brain NOUN good ADJ stimulation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 gives nsubj 2 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 brain det 4 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives iobj 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stimulation amod 6 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 2 gives obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gives punct
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1 read gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 give present good stimulation the brain vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent brain=Recipient stimulation=Theme
Example 3 Bored pets need more stimulation, like toys and walks.
amod nsubj amod obj punct case obj cc conj punct root Bored ADJ pets NOUN need VERB more ADJ stimulation NOUN , PUNCT like ADP toys NOUN and CCONJ walks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pets amod 2 pets pet NOUN Number=Plur 3 need nsubj 3 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 stimulation amod 5 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 need obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 toys punct 7 like like ADP _ 8 toys case 8 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 3 need obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 walks cc 10 walks walk NOUN Number=Plur 8 toys conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 need punct
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1 need present Bored pets more stimulation tree rules
Example 4 Electrical stimulation can help weak muscles.
amod nsubj aux amod obj punct root Electrical ADJ stimulation NOUN can AUX help VERB weak ADJ muscles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Electrical electrical ADJ Degree=Pos 2 stimulation amod 2 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 4 help nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 help aux 4 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 6 muscles amod 6 muscles muscle NOUN Number=Plur 4 help obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 help punct
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1 help can Electrical stimulation weak muscles vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent muscle=Beneficiary
Example 5 The noisy party was too much stimulation for the toddler.
det amod nsubj cop advmod amod case det nmod punct root The DET noisy ADJ party NOUN was AUX too ADV much ADJ stimulation NOUN for ADP the DET toddler NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 party det 2 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 party amod 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 7 stimulation nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 stimulation cop 5 too too ADV _ 6 much advmod 6 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stimulation amod 7 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 10 toddler case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 toddler det 10 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 7 stimulation nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 stimulation punct
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1 is a past the noisy party much stimulation for the toddler tree rules
Example 6 Puzzles provide mental stimulation for older people.
nsubj amod obj case amod obl punct root Puzzles NOUN provide VERB mental ADJ stimulation NOUN for ADP older ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puzzles puzzle NOUN Number=Plur 2 provide nsubj 2 provide provide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mental mental ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stimulation amod 4 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 2 provide obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 people case 6 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 provide obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 provide punct
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1 provide present Puzzles mental stimulation for older people vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition stimulation=Theme for people=Beneficiary
Example 7 The eye reacts to stimulation by light.
det nsubj case obl case obl punct root The DET eye NOUN reacts VERB to ADP stimulation NOUN by ADP light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 eye det 2 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 3 reacts nsubj 3 reacts react VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 stimulation case 5 stimulation stimulation NOUN Number=Sing 3 reacts obl 6 by by ADP _ 7 light case 7 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 reacts obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 reacts punct
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1 react present the eye to stimulation; by light vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to stimulation=Theme
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