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title: rotational — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rotational» in the school dictionary: Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rotational

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**Who acts:** Rotational, Rotational symmetry, shape, square, equilateral triangle, letter · **What happens:** mean, do, turn, look, take, fix · **To what, where:** centre point, same, less, turns, fixed order, rotational symmetry · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rotational» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [rotational in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rotational.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:m1:1
# text = Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point.
1	Rotational	Rotational	PROPN	NNP	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	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	round	round	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rotational |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **turn** | gerund |  |  |  | a centre point |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme round point=Trajectory |

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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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rotational symmetry means a shape looks the same after being turned less than a full turn.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:m2:1
# text = Rotational symmetry means a shape looks the same after being turned less than a full turn.
1	Rotational	Rotational	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
12	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	obj	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rotational symmetry |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** | present | a shape | the same |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme same=Attribute |
| 3 | **turn** | gerund · passive | a shape *not said here* | less |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: less=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rotational means taking turns in a fixed order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:m3:1
# text = Rotational means taking turns in a fixed order.
1	Rotational	Rotational	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rotational |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take** *not said to happen* | gerund | Rotational *not said here* | turns |  | a fixed order |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent turn=Value in order=Location |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A square has rotational symmetry of order 4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x1:1
# text = A square has rotational symmetry of order 4.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a square | rotational symmetry of order |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symmetry=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x2:1
# text = An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	equilateral	equilateral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a equilateral triangle | rotational symmetry of order |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symmetry=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter S has rotational symmetry of order 2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x3:1
# text = The letter S has rotational symmetry of order 2.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	S	S	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the letter | rotational symmetry of order |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symmetry=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rotational speed is how fast a wheel turns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x4:1
# text = Rotational speed is how fast a wheel turns.
1	Rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	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** | present | Rotational speed |  |  |  |  | fast, turn *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class uses a rotational rota for jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x5:1
# text = The class uses a rotational rota for jobs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rota	rota	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **use** | present | the class | a rotational rota |  |  |  | for jobs | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent rota=Theme for job=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Does this star have rotational symmetry?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rotational:x6:1
# text = Does this star have rotational symmetry?
1	Does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rotational	rotational	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · do-support | this star | rotational symmetry |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symmetry=Patient |

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