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title: semicircular — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «semicircular» in the school dictionary: Shaped like half a circle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# semicircular

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**Who acts:** We, church, you, semicircular canals, your, Romans · **What happens:** shape, sit, have, find, help, keep · **To what, where:** semicircular row, semicircular window, door, area, balance, semicircular arches

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Shaped like half a circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:m1:1
# text = Shaped like half a circle.
1	Shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	5	det:predet	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	circle	circle	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 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like half circle | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sat in a semicircular row around the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x1:1
# text = We sat in a semicircular row around the teacher.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | We |  |  | a semicircular row |  | around the teacher | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in row=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church has a semicircular window over the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x2:1
# text = The church has a semicircular window over the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	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	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the church | a semicircular window |  | the door |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Find the area of the semicircular garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x3:1
# text = Find the area of the semicircular garden.
1	Find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	area	area	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	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	garden	garden	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 area of the semicircular garden |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The semicircular canals in your ear help you keep your balance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x4:1
# text = The semicircular canals in your ear help you keep your balance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	canals	canal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the semicircular canals in your ear |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | you | your balance |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Theme |
| 3 | **balance** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom balance «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Romans built semicircular arches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x5:1
# text = Romans built semicircular arches.
1	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	arches	arch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Romans | semicircular arches |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arch=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rainbow made a semicircular shape across the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:semicircular:x6:1
# text = The rainbow made a semicircular shape across the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	semicircular	semicircular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sky	sky	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 | **make** | past | the rainbow | a semicircular shape |  | the sky |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shape=Product |

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