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 |
|---|---|
| Army Regulation 600-8-22 | criteria for U.S. unit acceptance of foreign awards via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear | aftermath of Vincent van Gogh’s ear mutilation via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
|
Diamonds Are Forever
surface form:
Diamonds Are Forever (film)
|
diamond smuggling via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Ptolemaic system | retrograde motion of planets via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Ptolemaic system | variable brightness of planets via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web standards ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web technologies ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web architecture ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web protocols ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web APIs ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | web guidelines ⓘ |
| W3C Technical Reports | best practices for the Web ⓘ |
| Regulation D | transaction accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | savings deposits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | time deposits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | nonpersonal time deposits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | reservable liabilities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | net transaction accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | vault cash via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | Eurocurrency liabilities via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | cash items in process of collection via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | demand deposits via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | NOW accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | ATS accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | MMDA accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation D | savings accounts via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Esther | Threatened annihilation of the Jews in Persia via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Esther | Deliverance of the Jews in Persia via predicate surface "describesEvent" ⓘ |
| Heart of the Valley | geographic centrality of Corvallis in the Willamette Valley ⓘ |
|
Robert Boyle
surface form:
Boyle's law
|
inverse relationship between pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature ⓘ |
| Sahel | transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian savannas via predicate surface "description" ⓘ |
| Muspilli | battle between Elias and Antichrist ⓘ |
| Muspilli | resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| Muspilli | final judgment of souls ⓘ |
| Muspilli | torments of the damned ⓘ |
| Muspilli | reward of the blessed ⓘ |
| Regulation T | margin account via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation T | cash account via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation T | purpose credit via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Regulation T | nonpurpose credit via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Orange Is the New Black | life in a women's federal prison via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Squid Game | deadly versions of children’s games via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Squid Game | Cash-strapped contestants compete in lethal games for a large cash prize via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| The Irishman | labor unions via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Irishman | organized crime via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Irishman | Teamsters via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Senate Rules and administrative policies | formal procedures of the California State Senate via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Senate Rules and administrative policies | internal governance structure of the California State Senate via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| WirelessHART | application layer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| WirelessHART | network layer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |