materialUsed

P1272
predicate

Indicates that one entity is made from, incorporates, or utilizes the other entity as its material or substance.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
materialUsed canonical 14,316
roofMaterial 1,159
hasBuildingMaterial 1,030

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: materialUsed
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is made from, incorporates, or utilizes the other entity as its material or substance.

Sample triples (21,068)

Subject Object
Eads Bridge steel
Eads Bridge stone
Royal Crescent Bath stone
The Circus
surface form: The Circus, Bath
Bath stone
Assembly Rooms
surface form: Assembly Rooms, Bath
Bath stone
Southernmost Point buoy concrete
Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue)
surface form: Great Synagogue of Lutsk
brick
Great Synagogue of Lutsk (fortress synagogue)
surface form: Great Synagogue of Lutsk
tile via predicate surface "roofMaterial"
Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship tuff stone via predicate surface "hasMainMaterial"
Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship basalt via predicate surface "hasMainMaterial"
Armenian khachkars symbolism and craftsmanship limestone via predicate surface "hasMainMaterial"
Obelisco de Buenos Aires concrete
Obelisco de Buenos Aires stone
Shirehall, Shrewsbury concrete
Shirehall, Shrewsbury glass
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) bronze
Phoenician language stone inscriptions via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
Phoenician language metal inscriptions via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
Phoenician language ostraca via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) aluminum via predicate surface "chassisMaterial"
Lydian stone via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
Lydian metal via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
Lydian coinage via predicate surface "writingMaterial"
Fresnel zone plates
surface form: Fresnel zone plate
gold via predicate surface "fabricatedFrom"
Fresnel zone plates
surface form: Fresnel zone plate
nickel via predicate surface "fabricatedFrom"
Fresnel zone plates
surface form: Fresnel zone plate
tungsten via predicate surface "fabricatedFrom"
Silves red sandstone (castle and walls) via predicate surface "hasBuildingMaterial"
St Michael’s Cathedral concrete via predicate surface "primaryMaterialModern"
St Michael’s Cathedral sandstone via predicate surface "primaryMaterialModern"
Goldwin Smith Hall stone
Nebraska State Capitol Indiana limestone
Chipping Norton Cotswold stone via predicate surface "hasBuildingMaterial"
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
surface form: Tiranga
khadi (for official flags) via predicate surface "materialSpecification"
Harvard Yard’s University Hall white granite
Pont Alexandre III steel
Etchmiadzin Cathedral tuff stone
Hanoi Opera House stone
Hanoi Opera House brick
Hanoi Opera House wood
North Block, New Delhi red sandstone
North Block, New Delhi cream sandstone
Yuri Gagarin Monument in Moscow titanium
Main Immigration Building red tile via predicate surface "roofMaterial"
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War stone
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War bronze
Surface Laptop Studio magnesium and aluminum via predicate surface "chassisMaterial"
Queen’s Robing Room stone
Queen’s Robing Room oak paneling
Wolterton Hall slate via predicate surface "roofMaterial"
Trenton Battle Monument granite