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title: orbit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «orbit» in the school dictionary: An orbit is the curved path of a planet, moon or satellite going around a star or planet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# orbit

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**Who acts:** orbit, satellite, Earth, Moon, rocket, Astronauts · **What happens:** be, go, orbit, mean, take, put · **To what, where:** curved path, star, something, area, Earth, satellite

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«orbit» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [orbit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/orbit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An orbit is the curved path of a planet, moon or satellite going around a star or planet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:m1:1
# text = An orbit is the curved path of a planet, moon or satellite going around a star or planet.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	curved	curved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	around	around	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a orbit | the curved path |  |  |  | of a planet and moon or satellite | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | satellite *not said here* |  |  | a star or planet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme around star=Initial\_Location |

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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}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To orbit is to move around something in a path like this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:m2:1
# text = To orbit is to move around something in a path like this.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	orbit	orbit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **orbit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn orbit-51.9.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | something |  | move *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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An orbit can mean someone's area of interest or influence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:m3:1
# text = An orbit can mean someone's area of interest or influence.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a orbit | someone's area of interest or influence |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Earth orbits the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x1:1
# text = The Earth orbits the Sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	orbits	orbit	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	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **orbit** | present | the Earth |  |  |  | sunday |  | vn orbit-51.9.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x2:1
# text = The Moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	orbit	orbit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the Moon |  |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **orbit** | to-infinitive | the Moon *not said here* | the Earth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The rocket put a satellite into orbit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x3:1
# text = The rocket put a satellite into orbit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	satellite	satellite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the rocket | a satellite |  | orbit |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent satellite=Goal |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Astronauts live on the space station in orbit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x4:1
# text = Astronauts live on the space station in orbit.
1	Astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Astronauts |  |  | the space station in orbit |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on station=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Mars has a longer orbit than Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x5:1
# text = Mars has a longer orbit than Earth.
1	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Mars | a longer orbit |  |  |  | than Earth | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orbit=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The planets' orbits are almost circles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbit:x6:1
# text = The planets' orbits are almost circles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	orbits	orbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	circles	circle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the planets's orbits | circles |  |  |  | almost *property* | tree rules |

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