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title: orbital — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «orbital» in the school dictionary: Orbital means to do with an orbit, the path of something going round a planet, star or moon. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# orbital

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**Who acts:** Orbital, orbital road, orbital bone, orbital period, space station, M25 · **What happens:** mean, do, go, be, find, have · **To what, where:** planet, city, bony cup, eye, region, atom · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«orbital» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [orbital in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/orbital.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Orbital means to do with an orbit, the path of something going round a planet, star or moon.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:m1:1
# text = Orbital means to do with an orbit, the path of something going round a planet, star or moon.
1	Orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	_
13	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	round	round	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Orbital |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a orbit and the path of something | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | a planet and star or moon |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme round planet=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: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An orbital road goes round a city, like London's M25.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:m2:1
# text = An orbital road goes round a city, like London's M25.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	round	round	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	M25	M25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | a orbital road |  |  | a city |  | like London's M25 | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme round city=Initial\_Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The orbital bone is the bony cup around the eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:m3:1
# text = The orbital bone is the bony cup around the eye.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bony	bony	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 orbital bone | the bony cup |  | the eye |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An orbital is a region in an atom where electrons are found.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:m4:1
# text = An orbital is a region in an atom where electrons are found.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	atom	atom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	electrons	electron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a orbital | a region |  | a atom |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present · passive |  | electrons |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moon's orbital period is about 27 days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x1:1
# text = The Moon's orbital period is about 27 days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	27	27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Moon's orbital period | 27 days |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The space station has an orbital speed of about 28,000 km an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x2:1
# text = The space station has an orbital speed of about 28,000 km an hour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	orbital	orbital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	28,000	28,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	km	km	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the space station | a orbital speed of 28,000 km  a hour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speed=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The M25 is an orbital motorway round London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x3:1
# text = The M25 is an orbital motorway round London.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	M25	M25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	orbital	orbital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	round	round	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the M25 | a orbital motorway |  |  |  | round London | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hurt his orbital bone playing rugby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x4:1
# text = He hurt his orbital bone playing rugby.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | past | He | his orbital bone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bone=Patient |
| 2 | **play** | gerund | He *not said here* | rugby |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rugby=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Earth's orbital path is almost a circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x5:1
# text = Earth's orbital path is almost a circle.
1	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	orbital	orbital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Earth's orbital path | a circle |  |  |  | almost *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Satellites are placed in orbital paths around Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orbital:x6:1
# text = Satellites are placed in orbital paths around Earth.
1	Satellites	satellite	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	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	orbital	orbital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | present · passive |  | Satellites |  | orbital paths around Earth |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in path=Destination |

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