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title: longitude — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «longitude» in the school dictionary: The distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# longitude

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**Who acts:** globe, Lines, Greenwich, you, London, Sailors · **What happens:** measure, go, run, be, find, use · **To what, where:** imaginary line, degrees, South Pole, North Pole, pole, 0 ° longitude

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: geography — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:m1:1
# text = The distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	east	east	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	west	west	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Greenwich	Greenwich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	°	°	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	180	180	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	22	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | participle |  | a imaginary line through Greenwich and London *not said here* |  | degrees |  | from 0 °; to 180 | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Lines of longitude: imaginary lines on a map or globe going from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:m2:1
# text = Lines of longitude: imaginary lines on a map or globe going from the North Pole to the South Pole.
1	Lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	globe	globe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | gerund | globe *not said here* |  | the South Pole | the North Pole |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from pole=Initial\_Location to pole=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lines of longitude run from pole to pole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x1:1
# text = Lines of longitude run from pole to pole.
1	Lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | Lines of longitude |  |  | pole |  | to pole *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to pole=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greenwich is at 0° longitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x2:1
# text = Greenwich is at 0° longitude.
1	Greenwich	greenwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	6	compound	_	_
6	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Greenwich |  |  | 0 ° longitude |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Find the latitude and longitude of your town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x3:1
# text = Find the latitude and longitude of your town.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	latitude	latitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the latitude and longitude of your town |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent latitude=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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London and Accra are at almost the same longitude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x4:1
# text = London and Accra are at almost the same longitude.
1	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Accra	Accra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | London and Accra |  |  | the same longitude |  | almost *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Sailors used clocks to work out longitude at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x5:1
# text = Sailors used clocks to work out longitude at sea.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clocks	clock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Sailors | clocks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clock=Patient |
| 2 | **work out** | to-infinitive | Sailors *not said here* | longitude |  | sea |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent longitude=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Each 15° of longitude is about one hour's time difference.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:longitude:x6:1
# text = Each 15° of longitude is about one hour's time difference.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	5	compound	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 15 ° longitude | one hour's time difference |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |

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