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title: velocity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «velocity» in the school dictionary: Velocity is speed in a particular direction. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# velocity

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**Who acts:** velocity, ball, rocket, We, Wind velocity · **What happens:** be, mean, leave, give, need, escape · **To what, where:** Velocity speed, particular direction, speed, bat, high velocity, given direction

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Velocity is speed in a particular direction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:m1:1
# text = Velocity is speed in a particular direction.
1	Velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **is a** | present |  | Velocity speed |  | a particular direction |  |  | tree rules |

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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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In everyday use, velocity means speed, especially high speed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:m2:1
# text = In everyday use, velocity means speed, especially high speed.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | velocity | speed and high speed |  |  |  | in everyday use | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot speed=Theme in use=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball left the bat at a high velocity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x1:1
# text = The ball left the bat at a high velocity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	velocity	velocity	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 | **leave** | past | the ball | the bat |  | a high velocity |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bat=Theme at velocity=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Velocity is speed in a given direction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x2:1
# text = Velocity is speed in a given direction.
1	Velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **is a** | present |  | Velocity speed |  | a given direction |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A rocket needs a huge velocity to escape Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x3:1
# text = A rocket needs a huge velocity to escape Earth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	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	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | a rocket | a huge velocity |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot velocity=Theme |
| 2 | **escape** | to-infinitive | a rocket *not said here* | Earth |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earth=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The river's velocity was faster in the middle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x4:1
# text = The river's velocity was faster in the middle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the river's velocity |  |  | the middle |  | fast *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We measured the velocity of the toy car in metres per second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x5:1
# text = We measured the velocity of the toy car in metres per second.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measured	measure	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	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
11	per	per	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | past | We | the velocity of the toy car |  | metres per second |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme velocity=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Wind velocity was 50 kilometres per hour from the north.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:velocity:x6:1
# text = Wind velocity was 50 kilometres per hour from the north.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	velocity	velocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	per	per	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Wind velocity |  |  | the north | per hour | 50 kilometres *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

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