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title: rectilinear — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rectilinear» in the school dictionary: Made of straight lines. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# rectilinear

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**Who acts:** rectilinear shape, you, L shape, circle, car, new library · **What happens:** make, move, have, find, be, split · **To what, where:** straight line, straight sides, perimeter, rectilinear shape, two rectangles, circle

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made of straight lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:m1:1
# text = Made of straight lines.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of straight lines | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 -->
Moving in a straight line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:m2:1
# text = Moving in a straight line.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  | a straight line |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in line=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rectilinear shape has only straight sides, often with right angles, like an L-shape or a rectangle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:m3:1
# text = A rectilinear shape has only straight sides, often with right angles, like an L-shape or a rectangle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	L	l	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	rectangle	rectangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a rectilinear shape | straight sides |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Find the perimeter of the rectilinear shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x1:1
# text = Find the perimeter of the rectilinear shape.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	perimeter	perimeter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | imperative | you *not said here* | the perimeter of the rectilinear shape |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perimeter=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An L-shape is a rectilinear shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x2:1
# text = An L-shape is a rectilinear shape.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	L	l	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a L shape | a rectilinear shape |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Split the rectilinear shape into two rectangles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x3:1
# text = Split the rectilinear shape into two rectangles.
1	Split	split	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	rectangles	rectangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | imperative | you *not said here* | the rectilinear shape |  |  |  | into two rectangles *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent shape=Patient into rectangle=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A circle is not rectilinear because it is curved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x4:1
# text = A circle is not rectilinear because it is curved.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a circle |  |  |  |  | rectilinear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **curve** | present · passive |  | circle |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car moved in rectilinear motion along the straight road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x5:1
# text = The car moved in rectilinear motion along the straight road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	road	road	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 | **move** | past | the car |  |  | rectilinear motion |  | along the straight road | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in motion=Source along road=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new library has a rectilinear design with flat walls and square corners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x6:1
# text = The new library has a rectilinear design with flat walls and square corners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	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 new library | a rectilinear design |  |  |  | with flat walls and square corners | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent design=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a rectilinear shape with six sides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rectilinear:x7:1
# text = Draw a rectilinear shape with six sides.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	rectilinear	rectilinear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a rectilinear shape |  |  |  | with six sides | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

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