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 |
|---|---|
| National Defense Strategy of the United States | warfighting concepts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| National Defense Strategy of the United States | risk management framework via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Lincoln the Unknown | Abraham Lincoln as self-made via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lincoln the Unknown | Abraham Lincoln as resilient via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lincoln the Unknown |
Abraham Lincoln
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham Lincoln as compassionate
|
| The Snake Pit | mental illness via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Snake Pit | psychiatric hospitals via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Snake Pit | institutionalization via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Life on the Mississippi | training and responsibilities of a river pilot ⓘ |
| Life on the Mississippi | hazards of navigating the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| Life on the Mississippi | economic importance of river trade in the 19th century ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qch cyclic queuing and forwarding standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qch
|
cyclic queuing mechanisms in Ethernet bridges via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qch cyclic queuing and forwarding standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qch
|
cyclic forwarding mechanisms in Ethernet bridges via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article III
surface form:
Article III of the United States Constitution
|
judicial power of the United States via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article III
surface form:
Article III of the United States Constitution
|
jurisdiction of federal courts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article III
surface form:
Article III of the United States Constitution
|
cases and controversies to which judicial power extends via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
Article III
surface form:
Article III of the United States Constitution
|
treason against the United States via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Ann Putnam Jr. | public confession of error and guilt via predicate surface "apologyDescribedAs" ⓘ |
| Tsallis entropy | systems with power-law distributions via predicate surface "aimsToDescribe" ⓘ |
| Tsallis entropy | systems far from equilibrium via predicate surface "aimsToDescribe" ⓘ |
| Shannon–Khinchin axioms | properties of an entropy function via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Accipitridae | Louis Pierre Vieillot via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| The Botanic Garden | plants as social and sexual beings via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Six Crises | Alger Hiss case ⓘ |
| Six Crises | Checkers speech ⓘ |
| Six Crises | 1952 United States presidential election campaign ⓘ |
| Six Crises | Eisenhower heart attack succession issue ⓘ |
| Six Crises | Kitchen Debate ⓘ |
| Six Crises | 1960 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| The Boy Lincoln | Lincoln’s youth as formative period via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form:
Jobs (2013 film)
|
Steve Jobs via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form:
Jobs (2013 film)
|
creation of Apple I computer via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form:
Jobs (2013 film)
|
launch of Apple II computer via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form:
Jobs (2013 film)
|
introduction of Macintosh via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Jobs" (2013)
surface form:
Jobs (2013 film)
|
Steve Jobs leaving Apple in 1985 via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| Chandrasekhar number | relative importance of magnetic forces in a conducting fluid ⓘ |
|
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
surface form:
GNU is Not Unix
|
GNU Project
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU operating system
|
|
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
surface form:
GNU is Not Unix
|
Unix-compatible free software system ⓘ |
| ATAG | requirements for accessibility of authoring tool user interfaces via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ATAG | requirements for accessibility of content produced by authoring tools via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
ATAG
surface form:
ATAG Part A
|
making the authoring tool user interface accessible ⓘ |
|
ATAG
surface form:
ATAG Part B
|
supporting the production of accessible web content ⓘ |
| IEEE 1532 | in-system programming procedures for programmable devices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 1532 | in-system configuration procedures for programmable devices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Robotics and Automation Award | Award recognizing outstanding contributions in the fields of robotics and automation via predicate surface "description" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qat
|
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Stream Reservation Protocol
|
|
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qat
|
talker and listener roles for streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qat
|
stream reservation classes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qat
|
protocol messages for advertising and reserving streams via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution | procedures for presidential succession via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |