Looking up Gravity, Rainbow, in WordNet.
Glenn Scheper
glenn_scheper at earthlink.net
Thu Dec 8 07:50:05 CST 2005
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Display immediate hyponyms (subordinates) for the search string.
Hyponym is the generic term used to designate a member of a class.
X is a hyponym of Y if X is a (kind of) Y.
Hyponym synsets are preceded by "=>".
3 senses of gravity
Sense 1
gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force -- ((physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein)
=> solar gravity -- (the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures")
Sense 2
graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness -- (a manner that is serious and solemn)
=> stodginess, stuffiness -- (dull and pompous gravity)
Sense 3
gravity, solemnity -- (a solemn and dignified feeling)
=> earnestness, seriousness, sincerity -- (an earnest and sincere feeling)
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Display all holonyms of the search string.
A holonym is the name of the whole of which the 'meronym' names a part.
Y is a holonym of X if X is a part of Y.
A meronym is the name of a constituent part, the substance of, or a
member of something. X is a meronym of Y if X is a part of Y.
Holonym synsets are preceded with either the string "MEMBER OF",
"PART OF" or "SUBSTANCE OF" depending on the specific type of holonym.
1 of 2 senses of rainbow
Sense 1
rainbow -- (an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain)
PART OF: sky -- (the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth)
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Display derived forms - nouns and verbs that are related morphologically.
Each related synset is preceeded by its part of speech. Each word in the
synset is followed by its sense number.
2 of 3 senses of gravity
Sense 1
gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force -- ((physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein)
RELATED TO->(verb) gravitate#3
=> gravitate -- (move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other")
Sense 2
graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness -- (a manner that is serious and solemn)
RELATED TO->(adj) grave#1
=> grave, sedate, sober, solemn -- (dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence")
RELATED TO->(adj) grave#3
=> grave, grievous, heavy, weighty -- (of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference")
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Display domain to which this synset belongs.
Each domain synset is preceeded by "TOPIC", "REGION", or "USAGE" to
distinguish topical, geographic and functional classifications, and
it's part of speech. Each word is followed by its sense number.
1 of 3 senses of gravity
Sense 1
gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force -- ((physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein)
TOPIC->(noun) physics#1, physical science#1, natural philosophy#1
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Display familiarity and polysemy information for the search string.
The polysemy count is the number of senses in WordNet.
gravity used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
rainbow used as a noun is rare (polysemy count = 2)
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