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title: synchronisation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «synchronisation» in the school dictionary: Synchronisation is making things happen at exactly the same time or speed, like clocks showing the same time or dancers moving together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# synchronisation

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**Who acts:** Synchronisation, things, clocks, dancers, Synchronised swimmers, sound synchronisation · **What happens:** make, happen, show, move together, call, keep · **To what, where:** syncing, information, two devices, photos, phone, synchronisation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«synchronisation» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [synchronisation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/synchronisation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Synchronisation is making things happen at exactly the same time or speed, like clocks showing the same time or dancers moving together.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:m1:1
# text = Synchronisation is making things happen at exactly the same time or speed, like clocks showing the same time or dancers moving together.
1	Synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	clocks	clock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
16	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	together	together	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · progressive | Synchronisation |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present | things |  |  |  | time | like clocks | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | gerund | clocks *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **move together** | gerund | dancers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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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: technology — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Synchronisation, often called syncing, is keeping information the same on two devices, such as a phone and a computer.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:m2:1
# text = Synchronisation, often called syncing, is keeping information the same on two devices, such as a phone and a computer.
1	Synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	syncing	syncing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	devices	device	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	acl:relcl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | Synchronisation *not said here* | syncing |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | present · progressive | Synchronisation | information |  | two devices |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent information=Theme same=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dancers' synchronisation was perfect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x1:1
# text = The dancers' synchronisation was perfect.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dancers's synchronisation |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Synchronisation keeps the photos the same on my phone and tablet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x2:1
# text = Synchronisation keeps the photos the same on my phone and tablet.
1	Synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Synchronisation | the photos |  | my phone and tablet |  | same *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent photo=Theme on phone=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Synchronised swimmers practise their synchronisation for hours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x3:1
# text = Synchronised swimmers practise their synchronisation for hours.
1	Synchronised	synchronis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	swimmers	swimmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	practise	practise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **synchronis** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **practise** | present | Synchronised swimmers | swimmers's synchronisation |  |  | hour |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film's sound synchronisation was off, so the voices were late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x4:1
# text = The film's sound synchronisation was off, so the voices were late.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	off	off	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film's sound synchronisation |  |  |  |  | off *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the voices |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Train timetables need synchronisation of station clocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x5:1
# text = Train timetables need synchronisation of station clocks.
1	Train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	timetables	timetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	clocks	clock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Train timetables | synchronisation of station clocks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot synchronisation=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fireflies in some forests flash in synchronisation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synchronisation:x6:1
# text = Fireflies in some forests flash in synchronisation.
1	Fireflies	firefly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	flash	flash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | present | Fireflies in some forests |  |  | synchronisation |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in synchronisation=Location |

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