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title: displacement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «displacement» in the school dictionary: Moving something from its usual place or position. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# displacement

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**Who acts:** amount, something, direction, We, you, displacement · **What happens:** move, push, put, float, amount, force · **To what, where:** something, usual place, other fluid, object, amount, own weight · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«displacement» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [displacement in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/displacement.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving something from its usual place or position.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:m1:1
# text = Moving something from its usual place or position.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  | something |  | its usual place or position |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent something=Theme from place=Trajectory |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amount of water or other fluid pushed aside when an object is put in it; a floating ship pushes aside its own weight of water.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:m2:1
# text = The amount of water or other fluid pushed aside when an object is put in it; a floating ship pushes aside its own weight of water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fluid	fluid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	pushed	push	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	amod	_	_
20	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	pushes	push	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	aside	aside	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **push** | participle |  | other fluid *not said here* |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put** | present · passive |  | a object |  | amount |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in it=Destination |
| 3 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **push** | present | the amount of water or other fluid | amount's own weight of water |  |  |  | aside *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme |
| 5 | **amount** |  |  | water or other fluid |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Forcing people to leave their homes, for example because of war or disaster.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:m3:1
# text = Forcing people to leave their homes, for example because of war or disaster.
1	Forcing	force	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	disaster	disaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | gerund |  |  | people |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | people's homes |  |  |  | for example; because war or disaster | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent home=Theme for example=Recipient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science, maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How far and in what direction something has moved from its starting point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:m4:1
# text = How far and in what direction something has moved from its starting point.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	starting	starting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present · perfect | something |  |  | direction's starting point |  | far *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from point=Trajectory |
| 2 | **point** |  | direction |  |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We measured the stone's volume by water displacement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x1:1
# text = We measured the stone's volume by water displacement.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We | the stone's volume |  |  |  | by water displacement | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme volume=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you get in the bath, the displacement makes the water rise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x2:1
# text = When you get in the bath, the displacement makes the water rise.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | you |  |  | the bath |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **make** | present | the displacement |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rise** | infinitive | the displacement *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The flood caused the displacement of thousands of families.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x3:1
# text = The flood caused the displacement of thousands of families.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the flood | the displacement of thousands of families |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition displacement=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ship's displacement tells you how heavy it is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x4:1
# text = A ship's displacement tells you how heavy it is.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a ship's displacement |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | displacement |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Displacement is the distance from start to finish in a straight line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x5:1
# text = Displacement is the distance from start to finish in a straight line.
1	Displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Displacement | the distance |  | start |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **finish** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a straight line |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The earthquake caused the displacement of the rocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:displacement:x6:1
# text = The earthquake caused the displacement of the rocks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	displacement	displacement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the earthquake | the displacement of the rocks |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition displacement=Patient |

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