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side (side)

(side side object) means that side is a side of the object, as opposed to the top or bottom.

Ontology

SUMO / MEREOTOPOLOGY

Superrelation(s)

partly located
is subrelation of
  located  
is subrelation of
  part  
is subrelation of
  superficial part  
is subrelation of
  side  

Type restrictions

side(self connected object, self connected object)

Related WordNet synsets

side(a)
located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
side(a) is opposite to...   side(a) is similar to...  
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Axioms (2)

If a side of object is side and part is a part of object and part is not connected to side, then there exists direct so that side is direct to part. 
(=>
      (and
            (side ?SIDE ?OBJECT)
            (part ?PART ?OBJECT)
            (not
                  (connected ?PART ?SIDE)))
      (exists
            (?DIRECT)
            (orientation ?SIDE ?PART ?DIRECT)))
The width of object is width if and only if there exist side1,side2 so that a side of object is side1 and a side of object is side2 and the distance between side1 and side2 is width. 
(<=>
      (width ?OBJECT ?WIDTH)
      (exists
            (?SIDE1 ?SIDE2)
            (and
                  (side ?SIDE1 ?OBJECT)
                  (side ?SIDE2 ?OBJECT)
                  (distance ?SIDE1 ?SIDE2 ?WIDTH))))