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title: olfaction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «olfaction» in the school dictionary: The sense of smell, or the act of smelling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# olfaction

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**Who acts:** act, Dogs, Olfaction, cold, food, Sharks · **What happens:** smell, sense, rely, be, block, make · **To what, where:** smell, more, olfaction, one, food, strong olfaction

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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The sense of smell, or the act of smelling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:m1:1
# text = The sense of smell, or the act of smelling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sense** |  |  | smell |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Dogs rely on olfaction far more than humans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x1:1
# text = Dogs rely on olfaction far more than humans.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rely	rely	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rely** | present | Dogs | more |  | olfaction |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Olfaction is one of the five senses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x2:1
# text = Olfaction is one of the five senses.
1	Olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Olfaction | one |  |  |  | of the five senses | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A cold can block olfaction and make food taste bland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x3:1
# text = A cold can block olfaction and make food taste bland.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	block	block	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	taste	taste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	bland	bland	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | can | a cold | olfaction |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer olfaction=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | present | a cold *not said here* | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **taste** | infinitive | food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bland *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Sharks have strong olfaction for detecting blood in the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x4:1
# text = Sharks have strong olfaction for detecting blood in the water.
1	Sharks	shark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	detecting	detect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **have** | present | Sharks | strong olfaction |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olfaction=Patient |
| 2 | **detect** | gerund | Sharks *not said here* | blood |  | the water |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer blood=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Scientists study olfaction to understand how memories link to smells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x5:1
# text = Scientists study olfaction to understand how memories link to smells.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	link	link	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	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 | **study** | present | Scientists | olfaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **link** | present | memories |  |  |  |  | to smells | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to smell=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Moths use olfaction to find flowers at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:olfaction:x6:1
# text = Moths use olfaction to find flowers at night.
1	Moths	moth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	olfaction	olfaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Moths | olfaction |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olfaction=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Moths *not said here* | flowers |  |  | night |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Topic |

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