wetting (Wetting)

The Class of Processes where a Liquid is added to an Object.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

entity

physical

process

dual object process

combining

wetting

Coordinate term(s)

chemical synthesis

Related WordNet synsets

wetting: the act of making something wet
watering: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
wet: cause to become wet; "Wet your face"

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Axioms (2)

If wet is an instance of wetting and obj is a patient of wet, then wet is an attribute of obj or damp is an attribute of obj immediately after "the time of existence of wet".

(=>
      (and
            (instance ?WET Wetting)
            (patient ?WET ?OBJ))
      (holdsDuring
            (ImmediateFutureFn
                  (WhenFn ?WET))
            (or
                  (attribute ?OBJ Wet)
                  (attribute ?OBJ Damp))))

If wet is an instance of wetting, then there exists obj so that liquid is an attribute of obj and obj is a patient of wet.

(=>
      (instance ?WET Wetting)
      (exists
            (?OBJ)
            (and
                  (attribute ?OBJ Liquid)
                  (patient ?WET ?OBJ))))