describes
P264
predicate
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.
All labels observed (64)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| defines | 29,662 |
| describes canonical | 19,259 |
| portrays | 17,734 |
| plotSummary | 6,453 |
| describedBy | 2,037 |
| explains | 1,938 |
| describesEvent | 1,229 |
| clarifies | 959 |
| depictsEvent | 859 |
| described | 542 |
| describesConcept | 250 |
| description | 212 |
| usedToDescribe | 168 |
| styleDescription | 117 |
| mediaDescription | 104 |
| describesAs | 63 |
| describesPerson | 45 |
| describesAttribute | 41 |
| isDescribedBy | 39 |
| describesQuality | 29 |
| describesTaxon | 29 |
| describesProcess | 19 |
| tailDescription | 18 |
| containsDescriptionOf | 16 |
| mathematicallyDescribedBy | 15 |
| aimsToDescribe | 9 |
| describesTraitOf | 8 |
| describesOutcome | 7 |
| areDescribedBy | 6 |
| hasTheoreticalDescription | 6 |
| describesFunctionAs | 5 |
| describesBehavior | 4 |
| statementDescribes | 4 |
| describedByTheory | 3 |
| describesAct | 3 |
| describesInteractionOf | 3 |
| describesWeather | 3 |
| décrit | 3 |
| beschreibt | 2 |
| describedByTerm | 2 |
| describesClass | 2 |
| describesObject | 2 |
| describesScenario | 2 |
| describesStateOf | 2 |
| describesSubject | 2 |
| firstDescribes | 2 |
| isUsedToDescribe | 2 |
| PaulDescribesAs | 1 |
| accuratelyDescribes | 1 |
| apologyDescribedAs | 1 |
| describedAmericanDreamAs | 1 |
| describesAccordingTo | 1 |
| describesPhenomenon | 1 |
| describesSituation | 1 |
| describesTitle | 1 |
| explainsQualitatively | 1 |
| helpsDescribe | 1 |
| kirjeldus | 1 |
| linearDescription | 1 |
| mustDescribe | 1 |
| normativelyDescribes | 1 |
| openingWordsDescribe | 1 |
| phaseIDescription | 1 |
| theoryDescribedIn | 1 |
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: describes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.
Sample triples (81,936)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form:
Section 1 of Article II
|
presidential qualifications via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form:
Section 1 of Article II
|
presidential oath of office via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form:
Section 4 of Article II
|
grounds for impeachment of the President of the United States via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form:
Section 4 of Article II
|
grounds for impeachment of the Vice President of the United States via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article II of the United States Constitution
surface form:
Section 4 of Article II
|
grounds for impeachment of all civil officers of the United States via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Fairfax Stone | headwaters of the Potomac River (traditional) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Public Law 93-198 | legislative powers of the Council of the District of Columbia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Public Law 93-198 | executive powers of the Mayor of the District of Columbia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 1028 (Software Reviews and Audits)
surface form:
IEEE 1028
|
processes for software reviews via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 1028 (Software Reviews and Audits)
surface form:
IEEE 1028
|
processes for software audits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form:
Enemy at the Gates
|
Vassili Zaitsev
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev
|
|
film "Enemy at the Gates" (2001)
surface form:
Enemy at the Gates
|
German sniper Erwin König via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Henry Armstrong | relentless pressure fighter with high punch volume via predicate surface "styleDescription" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | allowable stresses for piping materials via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | design pressure requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | design temperature requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | requirements for welding and brazing of piping via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | requirements for pressure testing of piping via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code | requirements for examination and inspection of piping via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Richard Nixon via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Leonid Brezhnev via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Mao Zedong via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Zhou Enlai via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Golda Meir via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | Anwar Sadat via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| White House Years | various U.S. and foreign officials via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Clean Water Act | point source via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | hazardous waste via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | solid waste via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act | extremely hazardous substances list via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Deep Throat | Bob Woodward via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Deep Throat | Carl Bernstein via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Histoire des guerres civiles de France |
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
via predicate surface "describesEvent"
ⓘ
surface form:
Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day
|
| Histoire des guerres civiles de France | sieges and battles of the French Wars of Religion via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Einstein–Smoluchowski relation | relation between diffusion coefficient and mobility ⓘ |
| Einstein–Smoluchowski relation | Brownian motion of particles in a fluid ⓘ |
| central limit theorem | convergence in distribution of normalized sums of random variables ⓘ |
| Langevin dynamics | time evolution of particle positions and velocities ⓘ |
| Fermi–Dirac statistics | occupation number distribution of fermions ⓘ |
| Fermi–Dirac statistics | equilibrium distribution of indistinguishable fermions ⓘ |
| Fermi–Dirac statistics | degenerate Fermi gas ⓘ |
| Planck radiation law | spectral distribution of electromagnetic radiation ⓘ |
| Planck radiation law | black-body radiation ⓘ |
| Maxwell's equations | behavior of electric fields ⓘ |
| Maxwell's equations | behavior of magnetic fields ⓘ |
| Maxwell's equations | interaction of fields with electric charges ⓘ |
| Maxwell's equations | interaction of fields with electric currents ⓘ |
| law of universal gravitation | gravitational attraction between masses ⓘ |
| law of universal gravitation | Kepler’s laws of planetary motion via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| law of universal gravitation | tides qualitatively via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |