---
title: microchip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «microchip» in the school dictionary: A microchip is a very small piece of material, usually silicon, carrying tiny electronic circuits that store information or do calculations inside computers, phones and other machines. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microchip/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) / microchip

# microchip

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** microchip, tiny electronic circuits, pet, phone, vet, One microchip · **What happens:** be, carry, store, do, put, lose · **To what, where:** small piece, tiny electronic circuits, information, calculations, computers, tiny chip

<!-- .vabout -->
«microchip» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [microchip in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/microchip.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A microchip is a very small piece of material, usually silicon, carrying tiny electronic circuits that store information or do calculations inside computers, phones and other machines.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:m1:1
# text = A microchip is a very small piece of material, usually silicon, carrying tiny electronic circuits that store information or do calculations inside computers, phones and other machines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microchip	microchip	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	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	silicon	silicon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
15	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	circuits	circuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	store	store	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
23	calculations	calculation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
24	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	computers	computer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a microchip | a small piece and silicon |  |  |  | of material | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a microchip *not said here* | tiny electronic circuits |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circuit=Theme |
| 3 | **store** | present | tiny electronic circuits | information |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |
| 4 | **do** | present | tiny electronic circuits *not said here* | calculations |  | computers and phones and other machines |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculation=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
A microchip is also a tiny chip, the size of a grain of rice, put under a pet's skin by a vet so a lost pet can be identified.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:m2:1
# text = A microchip is also a tiny chip, the size of a grain of rice, put under a pet's skin by a vet so a lost pet can be identified.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microchip	microchip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chip	chip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
26	so	so	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	amod	_	_
29	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj:pass	_	_
30	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	aux:pass	_	_
32	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a microchip | a tiny chip and the size of a grain of rice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive |  |  |  | a pet's skin |  | by a vet | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent under skin=Destination |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **identify** | can · passive |  | a lost pet |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To microchip a pet means to put this chip in.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:m3:1
# text = To microchip a pet means to put this chip in.
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	microchip	microchip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	chip	chip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a pet |  |  |  |  | to microchip | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put in** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a pet *not said here* | this chip |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent chip=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A phone contains many microchips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x1:1
# text = A phone contains many microchips.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	microchips	microchip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | a phone | many microchips |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot microchip=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet microchipped our new puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x2:1
# text = The vet microchipped our new puppy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	microchipped	microchipp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **microchipp** | past | the vet | our new puppy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lost cat was returned home because of her microchip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x3:1
# text = The lost cat was returned home because of her microchip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	microchip	microchip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **return** | past · passive |  | the lost cat |  |  |  | because cat's microchip; home *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Microchips are made from silicon, which comes from sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x4:1
# text = Microchips are made from silicon, which comes from sand.
1	Microchips	microchip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	silicon	silicon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Microchips |  | silicon |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from silicon=Material |
| 2 | **come** | present |  |  |  | sand |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from sand=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One microchip can hold billions of tiny switches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x5:1
# text = One microchip can hold billions of tiny switches.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	microchip	microchip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	billions	billion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	switches	switch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | can | One microchip | billions of tiny switches |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent billion=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My bank card has a microchip in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x6:1
# text = My bank card has a microchip in it.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	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	6	det	_	_
6	microchip	microchip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My bank card | a microchip |  | microchip |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microchip=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making microchips needs super-clean factories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:microchip:x7:1
# text = Making microchips needs super-clean factories.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	microchips	microchip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	super	super	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | microchips |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset microchip=Product |
| 2 | **need** | present | Making | clean factories |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot factory=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [microbial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microbial/)
- next →: [microgram](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microgram/)
- ↑ back to [M in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/)