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title: incubator — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «incubator» in the school dictionary: An incubator is a machine that keeps eggs warm so they can hatch. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# incubator

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**Who acts:** incubator, machine, eggs, special clear cot, place, new small companies · **What happens:** be, keep, hatch, bear, use, grow · **To what, where:** machine, eggs, special clear cot, hospital, baby, warm box

<!-- .vabout -->
«incubator» 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: [incubator in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incubator.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An incubator is a machine that keeps eggs warm so they can hatch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:m1:1
# text = An incubator is a machine that keeps eggs warm so they can hatch.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	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	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	hatch	hatch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a incubator | a machine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a machine | eggs |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 3 | **hatch** | can | eggs *= egg* |  |  |  |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
An incubator is a special clear cot in hospital that keeps a baby born too early or ill warm and safe.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:m2:1
# text = An incubator is a special clear cot in hospital that keeps a baby born too early or ill warm and safe.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a incubator | a special clear cot |  | hospital |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | a special clear cot | a baby |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |
| 3 | **bear** | participle |  | a baby *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An incubator is a warm box used in labs for growing bacteria or cells.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:m3:1
# text = An incubator is a warm box used in labs for growing bacteria or cells.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	labs	lab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
12	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a incubator | a warm box |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a warm box *not said here* |  | labs |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grow** | gerund |  | bacteria or cells |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bacterium=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: business — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An incubator is a place or program that helps new small companies grow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:m4:1
# text = An incubator is a place or program that helps new small companies grow.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	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	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a incubator | a place or program |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a place or program |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** | present | new small companies |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class hatched six chicks in an incubator.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x1:1
# text = Our class hatched six chicks in an incubator.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hatched	hatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hatch** | past | Our class | six chicks |  | a incubator |  |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent chick=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The incubator keeps the eggs at 37.5 degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x2:1
# text = The incubator keeps the eggs at 37.5 degrees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	37.5	37.5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the incubator | the eggs |  | 37.5 degrees |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egg=Theme at degree=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My baby brother was born early and spent two weeks in an incubator.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x3:1
# text = My baby brother was born early and spent two weeks in an incubator.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | My baby brother |  |  |  | early *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **spend** | past |  |  |  | a incubator | week |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist put the dish of bacteria in the incubator.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x4:1
# text = The scientist put the dish of bacteria in the incubator.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	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	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	incubator	incubator	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 | **put** | past | the scientist | the dish of bacteria in the incubator |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent dish=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't open the incubator lid too often or the eggs will cool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x5:1
# text = Don't open the incubator lid too often or the eggs will cool.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	cool	cool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **open** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the incubator lid |  |  |  | often *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lid=Theme |
| 2 | **cool** | future | the eggs |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new app company started in a business incubator.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:incubator:x6:1
# text = The new app company started in a business incubator.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	incubator	incubator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | the new app company |  |  | a business incubator |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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