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title: servo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «servo» in the school dictionary: A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and planes and models. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# servo

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**Who acts:** servo, small motor, We, arm, control plane, wire · **What happens:** be, turn, hold, use, program, move · **To what, where:** small motor, exact position, servo, robots, petrol station, 90 degrees

<!-- .vabout -->
«servo» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [servo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/servo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and planes and models.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:m1:1
# text = A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and planes and models.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	servomotor	servomotor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	robots	robot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	models	model	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a servo | a small motor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | can | a small motor |  |  | a exact position |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to position=Trajectory |
| 3 | **hold** | present | a small motor *not said here* | servo |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  | a small motor *not said here* |  | robots and control cars and planes and models |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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: Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A servo is a petrol station, short for «service station».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:m2:1
# text = A servo is a petrol station, short for «service station».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a servo | a petrol station |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We programmed the servo to turn to 90 degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x1:1
# text = We programmed the servo to turn to 90 degrees.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	programmed	program	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **program** | past | We | the servo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **turn** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  | 90 degrees |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to degree=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robot's arm moves with two servos.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x2:1
# text = The robot's arm moves with two servos.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	servos	servo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | the robot's arm |  |  |  |  | with two servos | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The remote-control plane uses servos to move its wings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x3:1
# text = The remote-control plane uses servos to move its wings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	servos	servo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the control plane | servos |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servo=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | the control plane *not said here* | plane's wings |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wing=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our servo buzzed but would not turn because a wire was loose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x4:1
# text = Our servo buzzed but would not turn because a wire was loose.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	buzzed	buzz	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | past | Our servo |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **turn** | would | Our servo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | a wire |  |  |  |  | loose *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) Let's stop at the servo for a pie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x5:1
# text = (Australia) Let's stop at the servo for a pie.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | infinitive | Australia | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  | the servo |  | for a pie | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at servo=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) Dad filled up the car at the servo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x6:1
# text = (Australia) Dad filled up the car at the servo.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill up** | past | Australia Dad | the car |  | the servo |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent car=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A servo can move to an exact angle, but a normal motor just spins.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x7:1
# text = A servo can move to an exact angle, but a normal motor just spins.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	spins	spin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | can | a servo |  |  | a exact angle |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to angle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **spin** | present | a normal motor |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The servo opened the little door of our model house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:servo:x8:1
# text = The servo opened the little door of our model house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servo	servo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the servo | the little door of our model house |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme |

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