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

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"