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 |
|---|---|
| The Mountain Between Us | Kate Winslet as Alex Martin via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Mountain Between Us | Two strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash must work together to survive and develop a romantic relationship. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Obsessed | A successful executive’s life unravels when a temporary employee becomes dangerously obsessed with him. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Saving Private Ryan | United States Army Rangers via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Saving Private Ryan | U.S. 101st Airborne Division via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | 2012 Benghazi attack via predicate surface "depictsEvent" ⓘ |
| Captain Phillips | Richard Phillips via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Lie to Me | A deception expert and his team assist law enforcement by analyzing facial expressions and body language to detect lies. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| The Purge (TV series) | Follows several seemingly unrelated characters over the course of Purge night whose stories eventually intersect via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| Chelonia mydas | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Testudo graeca | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Phytophthora infestans | Heinrich Anton de Bary via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| California Penal Code | crimes in California via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| California Penal Code | criminal penalties in California via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| California Penal Code | criminal procedure rules in California via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | coverage of discriminatory zoning and land use practices via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | that steering and blockbusting are prohibited practices via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Utricularia | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| RFC 3418 |
Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMP Management Information Base
|
| RFC 3418 | core SNMP managed objects via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3418 | MIB objects for network monitoring via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 3418 | MIB objects for network control via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Sabotage | An elite DEA task force is targeted by an unknown assassin after they steal cartel money during a raid. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
| The Great Raid | United States Army Rangers via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Great Raid | Allied prisoners of war via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| The Great Raid | Imperial Japanese Army via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Dermochelys coriacea | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Odocoileus virginianus | Carl Linnaeus via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| Elaphodus cephalophus | Milne-Edwards via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ |
| SAS-1 | physical layer for SAS links via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| SAS-1 | link layer for SAS communication via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| SAS-1 | transport layer for SAS protocols via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ATA-1 | electrical characteristics for ATA devices via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ATA-1 | signal timings for ATA bus via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ATA-1 | register interface between host and device via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| ATA-1 | identify device command via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| DICOM standard | DICOM Application Entity via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Service-Object Pair (SOP)
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Information Object Definition (IOD)
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Service Class
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Transfer Syntax
|
| DICOM standard | DICOM Unique Identifier (UID) via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| DICOM standard | DICOM conformance statement via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Modality Worklist
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Storage Commitment
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Query/Retrieve services
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Print Management
|
| DICOM standard |
DICOM standard
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
DICOM Structured Report (SR)
|
| DICOM standard | DICOMweb services via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise | technical frameworks via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |