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 |
|---|---|
| WirelessHART | data link layer via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| WirelessHART | physical layer parameters via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 | requirements engineering processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 | requirements management processes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 | best practices for system requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 | best practices for software requirements via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IMT Charter | jurisdiction of the International Military Tribunal via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IMT Charter | procedures of the International Military Tribunal via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IMT Charter | composition of the International Military Tribunal via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IMT Charter | rights of the accused before the International Military Tribunal via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IMT Charter | rules of evidence for the International Military Tribunal via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | war crimes via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | crimes against humanity via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | crimes against peace via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | planning of aggressive war via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | waging of aggressive war via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Nuremberg Principles | conspiracy to commit crimes against peace via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Juniperus communis | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
|
Reconstruction Amendments
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
birthright citizenship via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica | planetary motion via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica | tides via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica | cometary orbits via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica | precession of the equinoxes via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ |
| IEEE 802.16 | wireless metropolitan area networks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | software engineering terms via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software life cycle via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software testing via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software verification via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software validation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software maintenance via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software quality via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software documentation via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software configuration management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| IEEE Std 610.12-2010 | terms related to software project management via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Emma Thompson as P. L. Travers via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Tom Hanks as Walt Disney via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Saving Mr. Banks |
Colin Farrell
via predicate surface "portrays"
ⓘ
surface form:
Colin Farrell as Travers Robert Goff
|
| Saving Mr. Banks | Jason Schwartzman as Richard M. Sherman via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Saving Mr. Banks | B. J. Novak as Robert B. Sherman via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | operant behavior via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | respondent behavior via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | reinforcement via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | extinction via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | discriminative stimulus via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | conditioning via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | schedule of reinforcement via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| The Behavior of Organisms | shaping of behavior via predicate surface "describesConcept" ⓘ |
| Science and Human Behavior | operant behavior ⓘ |
| Science and Human Behavior | respondent behavior ⓘ |
| Science and Human Behavior | reinforcement ⓘ |