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 |
|---|---|
| Symbiosis in Cell Evolution | how symbiotic mergers can produce new cellular structures via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Symbiosis in Cell Evolution | how organelles may derive from once free-living bacteria via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter | basic ideas of quantum electrodynamics for lay readers via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter | how light interacts with matter at the quantum level via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter | how to compute probabilities using arrows (vectors) in the complex plane via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | roles of the armed forces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | missions of the armed forces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | authorities of the armed forces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | organization of the Department of Defense via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | duties of the Secretary of Defense via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | duties of the Secretaries of the military departments via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | duties of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | duties of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | duties of the Combatant Commanders via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | active duty via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | reserve components via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | regular components via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | grade and rank structures via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | general and flag officer grades via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | enlisted grades via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Title 10 of the United States Code | warrant officer grades via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Innocents Abroad | Quaker City excursion of 1867 via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Seventy Years of Life and Labor | development of the U.S. labor movement ⓘ |
| Seventy Years of Life and Labor | personal history of Samuel Gompers ⓘ |
| Seventy Years of Life and Labor | experiences of an American labor leader via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Cervidae | John Edward Gray via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Microbiota | Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| 1984 Super Bowl commercial | IBM as an Orwellian Big Brother figure (symbolically) via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| IHE Patient Care Device profiles | integration use cases for medical devices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IHE Patient Care Device profiles | transactions between medical devices and information systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IHE Patient Care Device profiles | roles for actors such as devices and information systems via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | rule via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | order via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | adjudication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | rulemaking via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | agency via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | person via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Administrative Procedure Act | party via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Our House Is on Fire | Greta Thunberg's school strike for climate via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Our House Is on Fire | Fridays for Future movement beginnings via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Our House Is on Fire | impact of climate activism on family life via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Our House Is on Fire | personal struggles with anxiety and autism via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Ulmus minor | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Presidential Records Act | presidential records via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Presidential Records Act | personal records of the president via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Cathedral of College Basketball | historic Philadelphia arena ⓘ |
| RFC 9112 | HTTP/1.1 message syntax via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 9112 | HTTP/1.1 connection management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 9112 | HTTP/1.1 message framing via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 9112 | HTTP/1.1 header field rules via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |