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 |
|---|---|
| GOC | rules for the use of accents in Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| GOC | rules for the representation of lenition in Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| GOC | rules for the representation of slender and broad consonants in Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| GOC | rules for the spelling of loanwords in Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Devil and Tom Walker | A miserly New Englander makes a bargain with the Devil for wealth and is ultimately claimed by him. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Psammobates | Leopold Fitzinger via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Plato's Symposium | ascent from love of bodies to love of the Form of Beauty ⓘ |
| Maxwell stress tensor | electromagnetic stress ⓘ |
| Maxwell stress tensor | momentum flux of electromagnetic field ⓘ |
| Maxwell stress tensor | pressure due to electromagnetic fields ⓘ |
| Maxwell stress tensor | tension due to electromagnetic fields ⓘ |
| On Physical Lines of Force | propagation of electromagnetic effects ⓘ |
| On Physical Lines of Force | magnetic lines of force ⓘ |
| On Physical Lines of Force | electric lines of force ⓘ |
| Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases | distribution of molecular velocities in three dimensions ⓘ |
| Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases | relationship between microscopic motion and macroscopic gas laws ⓘ |
| Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases | collisions between gas molecules ⓘ |
| Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases | equilibrium properties of gases ⓘ |
| Our Banner in the Sky | heightened Union sentiment at the start of the American Civil War via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems | zero-knowledge interactive proof via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems | perfect zero-knowledge via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems | statistical zero-knowledge via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems | computational zero-knowledge via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| The Knowledge Complexity of Interactive Proof Systems | knowledge complexity of a proof system via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Cubs–Cardinals rivalry | one of the premier rivalries in Major League Baseball via predicate surface "mediaDescription" ⓘ |
| Cubs–Cardinals rivalry | sometimes compared to Yankees–Red Sox rivalry via predicate surface "mediaDescription" ⓘ |
| 1919 Black Sox Scandal | A conspiracy in which several Chicago White Sox players agreed with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. via predicate surface "description" ⓘ |
| McCaskey family | prominent NFL ownership family via predicate surface "mediaDescription" ⓘ |
| Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED | relationship between Feynman diagrams and operator methods via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED | status of Feynman diagrams as a systematic expansion via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
|
song "Charlie on the MTA"
surface form:
Charlie on the MTA
|
A man named Charlie becomes trapped riding Boston’s subway because he cannot pay the exit fare via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
|
song "Charlie on the MTA"
surface form:
Charlie on the MTA
|
fare policies on Boston’s subway ⓘ |
| If This Is a Man | Primo Levi’s arrest and deportation ⓘ |
| If This Is a Man | daily life in Auschwitz ⓘ |
| If This Is a Man | psychological impact of camp life ⓘ |
| If This Is a Man | moral dilemmas faced by prisoners ⓘ |
| If Not Now, When? | refugees via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| If Not Now, When? | forced marches via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| If Not Now, When? | guerilla tactics via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| If Not Now, When? |
Jewish diaspora
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish diaspora after World War II
|
|
Nicholas Nickleby
surface form:
Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)
|
A young man must protect his family from hardship and cruelty in 19th-century England. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Triple Frontier | A group of former Special Forces operatives reunite to rob a South American drug lord via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Horrible Bosses | Three friends plot to murder their abusive employers. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Fist Fight | Two high school teachers plan to settle their differences in an after-school fistfight. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Bateson, 1885 | Chordata via predicate surface "describesTaxon" ⓘ |
| American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 | legal status of peyote use in Native American religious ceremonies via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.1Qdm resource management standard | mechanisms for managing network resources via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.1Qdm resource management standard | mechanisms for allocating network resources via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qdp TSN for professional audio/video standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qdp TSN for professional audio/video
|
mechanisms for reliable transport of professional audio over Ethernet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
|
IEEE 802.1Qdp TSN for professional audio/video standard
surface form:
IEEE 802.1Qdp TSN for professional audio/video
|
mechanisms for reliable transport of professional video over Ethernet via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |