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title: musculature — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «musculature» in the school dictionary: All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# musculature

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**Who acts:** poster, Gymnasts, artist, musculature, snake, doctor · **What happens:** arrange, build, show, develop, study, paint · **To what, where:** body, musculature, strong body musculature, horse musculature, them, snake

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:m1:1
# text = All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
19	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | present · passive |  | body |  |  |  | the way *obl:unmarked* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The musculature of a cheetah is built for speed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x1:1
# text = The musculature of a cheetah is built for speed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present · passive |  | the musculature of a cheetah |  |  |  | for speed | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for speed=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The poster showed the musculature of the human arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x2:1
# text = The poster showed the musculature of the human arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	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	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the poster | the musculature of the human arm |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent musculature=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gymnasts develop strong upper-body musculature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x3:1
# text = Gymnasts develop strong upper-body musculature.
1	Gymnasts	gymnast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	develop	develop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | present | Gymnasts | strong body musculature |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent musculature=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The artist studied horse musculature to paint them well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x4:1
# text = The artist studied horse musculature to paint them well.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	paint	paint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | the artist | horse musculature |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent musculature=Topic |
| 2 | **paint** | to-infinitive | the artist *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A snake's musculature lets it move without legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x5:1
# text = A snake's musculature lets it move without legs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | a snake's musculature | snake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | infinitive | snake *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without legs | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor checked the musculature of his injured shoulder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x6:1
# text = The doctor checked the musculature of his injured shoulder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	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	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	injured	injure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the doctor | the musculature of doctor's injured shoulder |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent musculature=Theme |
| 2 | **injure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Our heart's musculature never rests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:musculature:x7:1
# text = Our heart's musculature never rests.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	musculature	musculature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	rests	rest	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	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 | **not** **rest** | present | Our heart's musculature |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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