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title: filtration — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «filtration» in the school dictionary: Filtration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# filtration

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**Who acts:** Filtration, process, We, salt, water, fish tank · **What happens:** be, separate, pass, use, not remove, dissolve · **To what, where:** process, solid bits, Filtration, filter, cleaning, sand · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filtration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:m1:1
# text = Filtration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth.
1	Filtration	filtration	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	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	separating	separate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	through	through	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	23	case	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	fixed	_	_
23	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Filtration | the process and paper and sand or cloth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **separate** | gerund | the process and paper and sand or cloth *not said here* | solid bits |  |  |  | from a liquid or gas | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent bit=Patient from liquid=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **pass** | gerund | the process and paper and sand or cloth *not said here* | Filtration |  | a filter |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme through filter=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filtration is also the cleaning of water or air by filters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:m2:1
# text = Filtration is also the cleaning of water or air by filters.
1	Filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	filters	filter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Filtration | the cleaning or air by filters |  |  |  | of water | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used filtration to separate the sand from the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x1:1
# text = We used filtration to separate the sand from the water.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | filtration |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent filtration=Patient |
| 2 | **separate** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the sand |  |  |  | from the water | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent sand=Patient from water=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filtration cannot remove salt that has dissolved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x2:1
# text = Filtration cannot remove salt that has dissolved.
1	Filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remove** | can | Filtration | salt |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Theme |
| 2 | **dissolve** | present · perfect | salt |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water goes through sand for filtration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x3:1
# text = The water goes through sand for filtration.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | the water |  |  | sand for filtration |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through sand=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fish tank has a filtration system to keep the water clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x4:1
# text = The fish tank has a filtration system to keep the water clean.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the fish tank | a filtration system |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent system=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the fish tank *not said here* | the water |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coffee is made by filtration through a paper filter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x5:1
# text = Coffee is made by filtration through a paper filter.
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	filter	filter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive | filtration | Coffee |  | a paper filter |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our kidneys do a kind of filtration of the blood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x6:1
# text = Our kidneys do a kind of filtration of the blood.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Our kidneys | a kind of filtration of the blood |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Eventuality |
| 2 | **filter** |  | the blood |  |  |  |  |  | nom filtration «process intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After filtration, the clear liquid is called the filtrate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filtration:x7:1
# text = After filtration, the clear liquid is called the filtrate.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	filtration	filtration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	filtrate	filtrate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the clear liquid |  |  | after filtration |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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