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title: radial — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «radial» in the school dictionary: Spreading out from a centre, like the spokes of a wheel or the rays of the sun: «a radial pattern». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# radial

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**Who acts:** your, road, starfish, arms, you, radial roads · **What happens:** spread out, ray, do, use, feel, pulse · **To what, where:** centre, sun, radius bone, pulse, wrist, city centre

<!-- .vabout -->
«radial» 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: [radial in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/radial.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spreading out from a centre, like the spokes of a wheel or the rays of the sun: «a radial pattern».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:m1:1
# text = Spreading out from a centre, like the spokes of a wheel or the rays of the sun: «a radial pattern».
1	Spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	spokes	spoke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rays	ray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread out** | gerund |  |  |  | a centre |  | like the spokes of a wheel or the rays of the sun | tree rules |
| 2 | **ray** |  |  | the sun |  |  |  |  | nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the radius of a circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:m2:1
# text = To do with the radius of a circle.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	radius	radius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the radius of a circle | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science, body — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the radius bone in the forearm: «the radial artery», used to feel your pulse at the wrist.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:m3:1
# text = To do with the radius bone in the forearm: «the radial artery», used to feel your pulse at the wrist.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	radius	radius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forearm	forearm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	pulse	pulse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the radius bone in the forearm | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the radius bone in the forearm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  | your pulse |  | the wrist |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pulse=Theme at wrist=Location |
| 4 | **pulse** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom pulse «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A radial tyre, a kind of car tyre; or a road leading out from a city centre.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:m4:1
# text = A radial tyre, a kind of car tyre; or a road leading out from a city centre.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tyre	tyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tyre	tyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
14	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead out** | gerund | a road *not said here* |  |  | a city centre |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from centre=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A starfish has radial symmetry, with arms spreading from the middle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x1:1
# text = A starfish has radial symmetry, with arms spreading from the middle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	starfish	starfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
9	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a starfish | radial symmetry |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symmetry=Patient |
| 2 | **spread** | gerund | arms *not said here* |  |  | the middle |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find your radial pulse on the thumb side of your wrist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x2:1
# text = Find your radial pulse on the thumb side of your wrist.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pulse	pulse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	thumb	thumb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | your radial pulse |  | the thumb side of your wrist |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pulse=Topic |
| 2 | **pulse** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom pulse «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city's radial roads lead out like spokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x3:1
# text = The city's radial roads lead out like spokes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lead	lead	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spokes	spoke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead out** | present | the city's radial roads |  |  |  |  | like spokes | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A spider's web has radial threads and spiral threads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x4:1
# text = A spider's web has radial threads and spiral threads.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	spiral	spiral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	threads	thread	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a spider's web | radial threads and spiral threads |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daisies show a radial pattern of petals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x5:1
# text = Daisies show a radial pattern of petals.
1	Daisies	daisy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	radial	radial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Daisies | a radial pattern of petals |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pattern=Recipient |
| 2 | **pattern** |  | petals |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mechanic fitted four new radials to the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radial:x6:1
# text = The mechanic fitted four new radials to the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mechanic	mechanic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fitted	fit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	radials	radial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | past | the mechanic | four new radials |  |  |  | to the car *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent radial=Patient to car=Goal |

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