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title: precipitation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «precipitation» in the school dictionary: Water that falls from clouds to the ground in any form: rain, snow, sleet or hail. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# precipitation

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**Who acts:** Water, amount, solid forms, Rain, Precipitation, forecast · **What happens:** fall, amount, separate out, be, say, chance · **To what, where:** clouds, place, rain, kinds, part, little precipitation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water that falls from clouds to the ground in any form: rain, snow, sleet or hail.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:m1:1
# text = Water that falls from clouds to the ground in any form: rain, snow, sleet or hail.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sleet	sleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | Water |  |  | clouds |  | to the ground *result*; in any form | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from cloud=Initial\_State to ground=Result in form=Attribute |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place over a time.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:m2:1
# text = The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place over a time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the amount of rain or snow |  |  | a place | time |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | rain |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: chemistry — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When a solid forms in a liquid and separates out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:m3:1
# text = When a solid forms in a liquid and separates out.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	separates	separate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate out** | present | a solid forms in a liquid |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all kinds of precipitation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x1:1
# text = Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all kinds of precipitation.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sleet	sleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rain and snow and sleet and hail | kinds |  |  |  | of precipitation; all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Precipitation is part of the water cycle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x2:1
# text = Precipitation is part of the water cycle.
1	Precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | Precipitation | part |  |  |  | of the water cycle | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forecast says there is a 70% chance of precipitation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x3:1
# text = The forecast says there is a 70% chance of precipitation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forecast	forecast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	%	%	SYM	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the forecast |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | a % chance of precipitation |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **chance** |  | precipitation |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deserts get very little precipitation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x4:1
# text = Deserts get very little precipitation.
1	Deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Deserts | little precipitation |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer precipitation=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We measured precipitation with a rain gauge on the school field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x5:1
# text = We measured precipitation with a rain gauge on the school field.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We | precipitation |  |  |  | with a rain gauge on the school field | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme precipitation=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clouds make precipitation when the water droplets get too heavy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x6:1
# text = Clouds make precipitation when the water droplets get too heavy.
1	Clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Clouds | precipitation |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset precipitation=Product |
| 2 | **get** | present | the water droplets |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bar chart shows how much precipitation fell each month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:precipitation:x7:1
# text = The bar chart shows how much precipitation fell each month.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	precipitation	precipitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the bar chart |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fall** | past | much precipitation |  |  |  | month |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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