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Measure_volume [measured_value]
This frame is concerned with nouns that denote Units of measurement for volumes. The Frame Elements are Unit, Count, Stuff, and Size. The frame will be split soon into container-derived volumes (box, bottle etc.) and pure volumes (gallon, quart). For the moment we tag things as follows:
Greg drank two 2 liter [bottles|target] of lemonade.
Sue drank two [liters|target]
of beer.
This frame necessitated the introduction of the GF: Quant and the PT: Num used for expressions such as the following:
two cups of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Num
Note that we treat cardinal numbers and "a" (= 1) in the same way.
a cup of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Num
For the present, we prefer not to annotate "many cups of coffee"
many cups of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Adj
Greg drank two 2 liter [bottles|target] of lemonade.
Sue drank two [liters|target]
of beer.
This frame necessitated the introduction of the GF: Quant and the PT: Num used for expressions such as the following:
two cups of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Num
Note that we treat cardinal numbers and "a" (= 1) in the same way.
a cup of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Num
For the present, we prefer not to annotate "many cups of coffee"
many cups of coffee
FE: Count, GF: Quant, PT: Adj
Properties
- ID
- #155
- Entry
- frm_measure_volume
- Namespace
- Attribute.Measured_value
- FrameNet version
- Measure_volume (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Measure_volume
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count |
The number of Units of the measured volume.Serena found two [cups|target] of sugar in the freezer.
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— | — |
| Stuff |
The Stuff whose volume is being measured.Sue bought three [bottles|target] of milk on sale.
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— | — |
| Unit |
The standardized quantity in terms of which other quantities of the same kind are measured.Drink two [glasses|target] of wine every day.
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— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
A specification of the volume of the container.Michell bought a 2 liter [bottle|target] of Sangria.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (39)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bag.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a flexible container with an opening at the top |
| bagful.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a bag |
| barrel.n | — | COD: a measure of capacity for oil and beer, equal to 36 imperial gallons for beer and 35 imperial gallons or 42 US gallons (roughly 192 litres) for oil |
| boatload.n | — | FN: a load that fills a boat. |
| bottle.n | — | FN: the volume of a container with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids |
| bowl.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a round, deep dish or basin |
| box.n | — | FN: the volume of a container with a flat base and sides |
| boxful.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a box |
| bucketful.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a bucket |
| bushel.n | — | COD: a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36.4 litre), or in the US a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 litres). |
| busload.n | — | FN: a load that fills a bus |
| can.n | — | FN: the volume contained in a can |
| carload.n | — | FN: a load that fills a car |
| case.n | — | FN: boxful, amount contained in one carton or box |
| cup.n | — | COD: chiefly N. Amer. a measure of capacity used in cookery, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre) |
| gallon.n | — | COD: unit of volume for liquid measure equal to eight pints: in Britain also imperial gallon, equivalent to 4.55 litres; in the US, equivalent to 3.79 litres. |
| glass.n | — | FN: the volume contained in a drinking container made of glass |
| jug.n | — | FN: volume contained by a large container for liquids, with a narrow mouth |
| litre.n | — | COD: a metric unit of capacity, formerly the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints) |
| mug.n | — | FN: the amount of contents of a large cup, typically cylindrical and with a handle and used without a saucer |
| pack.n | — | COD: a cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it |
| packet.n | — | FN: the amount contained in a paper or cardboard container |
| pint.n | — | COD: a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure). |
| planeload.n | — | FN: a load that fills a plane |
| platter.n | — | FN: a selection of food placed on a platter |
| quart.n | — | COD: a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in US to approximately 0.94 litre. |
| roomful.n | — | FN: the volume or amount a room will hold |
| sackful.n | — | FN: the volume or amount contained by a sack |
| scoop.n | — | FN: the volume or amount contained in a utensil resembling a spoon, having a short handle and a deep bowl, used for extracting liquids or substances from a container |
| scoopful.n | — | FN: the volume contained in a scoop |
| spoon.n | — | FN: the volume or amount held by an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food |
| spoonful.n | — | FN: the volume contained in a spoon |
| tablespoon.n | — | FN: the amount held by a tablespoon, in the UK considered to be 15 millilitres when used as a measurement in cookery |
| tankful.n | — | FN: the volume contained by a tank |
| teaspoon.n | — | COD: the amount held by a teaspoon, in the UK considered to be 5 millilitres when used as a measurement in cookery |
| teaspoonful.n | — | FN: the volume contained in a teaspoon |
| trainload.n | — | FN: the size of load that fills a train |
| tray.n | — | FN: the contents of a flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying or holding. |
| truckload.n | — | FN: a load that fills a truck |
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