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title: equatorial — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «equatorial» in the school dictionary: Near the equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# equatorial

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**Who acts:** Amazon, Equatorial rainforests, It, Equatorial Guinea, satellite, Day · **What happens:** have, get, be · **To what, where:** equatorial climate, rain, equatorial countries, country, Africa, equatorial orbit

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Near the equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:m1:1
# text = Near the equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
1	Near	near	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Typical of places near the equator: hot and often wet all year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:m2:1
# text = Typical of places near the equator: hot and often wet all year.
1	Typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Amazon has an equatorial climate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x1:1
# text = The Amazon has an equatorial climate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Amazon	Amazon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	equatorial	equatorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Amazon | a equatorial climate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent climate=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equatorial rainforests get rain almost every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x2:1
# text = Equatorial rainforests get rain almost every day.
1	Equatorial	equatorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Equatorial rainforests | rain |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rain=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is hot all year in equatorial countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x3:1
# text = It is hot all year in equatorial countries.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	equatorial	equatorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | equatorial countries | year | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x4:1
# text = Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa.
1	Equatorial	Equatorial	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Guinea	Guinea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Equatorial Guinea | a country |  | Africa |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The satellite has an equatorial orbit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x5:1
# text = The satellite has an equatorial orbit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	equatorial	equatorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the satellite | a equatorial orbit |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orbit=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Day and night are about twelve hours each in equatorial places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:equatorial:x6:1
# text = Day and night are about twelve hours each in equatorial places.
1	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	equatorial	equatorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Day and night | twelve hours |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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