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title: pulsation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pulsation» in the school dictionary: A regular beat or throb, like a heartbeat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pulsation

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**Who acts:** star, You, pulsation, doctor, Jellyfish · **What happens:** shrink, grow, wave, feel, pulsate, fill · **To what, where:** pressure, pulsation, wrist, blood, hall, music

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«pulsation» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [pulsation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulsation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A regular beat or throb, like a heartbeat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:m1:1
# text = A regular beat or throb, like a heartbeat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	beat	beat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	throb	throb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	heartbeat	heartbeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A regular swelling and shrinking, such as a star that grows bigger and smaller, or a wave of pressure.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:m2:1
# text = A regular swelling and shrinking, such as a star that grows bigger and smaller, or a wave of pressure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	shrinking	shrink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a star |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wave** |  |  | pressure |  |  |  |  | nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can feel the pulsation of blood in your wrist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x1:1
# text = You can feel the pulsation of blood in your wrist.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pulsation	pulsation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | You | the pulsation of blood |  | your wrist |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pulsation=Theme in wrist=Location |
| 2 | **pulsate** |  |  | blood |  |  |  |  | nom pulsation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The pulsation of the music filled the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x2:1
# text = The pulsation of the music filled the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pulsation	pulsation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the pulsation of the music | the hall |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |
| 2 | **pulsate** |  |  | the music |  |  |  |  | nom pulsation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The star's pulsation makes it brighter and dimmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x3:1
# text = The star's pulsation makes it brighter and dimmer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	pulsation	pulsation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	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	brighter	bright	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dimmer	dim	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the star's pulsation | star |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **pulsate** |  | the star |  |  |  |  |  | nom pulsation «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The doctor felt for a pulsation in his neck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x4:1
# text = The doctor felt for a pulsation in his neck.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pulsation	pulsation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | the doctor |  |  | doctor's neck |  | for a pulsation | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for pulsation=Theme in neck=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jellyfish move by pulsation of their bells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x5:1
# text = Jellyfish move by pulsation of their bells.
1	Jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pulsation	pulsation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **move** | present | Jellyfish |  |  |  |  | by pulsation of Jellyfish's bells | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by pulsation=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pulsate** |  |  | Jellyfish's bells |  |  |  |  | nom pulsation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Count the pulsations in fifteen seconds and multiply by four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulsation:x6:1
# text = Count the pulsations in fifteen seconds and multiply by four.
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pulsations	pulsation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	multiply	multiply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pulsations |  |  | second |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pulsation=Theme |
| 2 | **multiply** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by four | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent by four=Co-Theme |

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