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 |
|---|---|
|
Air
surface form:
Air (2023 film)
|
David Falk via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Green City in the Sun | the lush greenery of Nairobi ⓘ |
| Green City in the Sun | the warm sunny climate of Nairobi ⓘ |
| Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act | ownership rules for inventions developed with federal funding via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act | conditions under which contractors may retain title to inventions via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act | federal government rights in subject inventions via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Technical Corrections to the Bayh–Dole Act | procedures related to patent filing and notice requirements via predicate surface "clarifies" ⓘ |
| Jakarta EE | enterprise-level Java APIs via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | standard Java interfaces for messaging via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | MessageProducer interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS |
JMS
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MessageConsumer interface
|
| JMS | Message interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | TextMessage interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | BytesMessage interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | ObjectMessage interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | MapMessage interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS |
JMS
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
StreamMessage interface
|
| JMS | Connection interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | Session interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | Destination interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | Queue interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS | Topic interface via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| JMS |
JMS
via predicate surface "defines"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MessageListener interface
|
| The Grass Harp | A group of misfits retreat to a treehouse to escape societal pressures and discover themselves. via predicate surface "plotSummary" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
Truman Capote’s research for In Cold Blood via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
Truman Capote’s emotional entanglement with his subjects via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
the Clutter family murders context via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
New York literary and social circles of Truman Capote via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
Capote’s interactions with murderers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
Capote’s struggle between empathy and exploitation via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
|
film Infamous (2006)
surface form:
Infamous (2006 film)
|
Capote’s social persona versus private self via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | scientific evidence for climate change ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | early impacts of climate change ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | melting glaciers ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | rising sea levels ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | thawing permafrost ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | species extinction risk ⓘ |
| Field Notes from a Catastrophe | policy responses to climate change ⓘ |
| Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science | psychological traits of scientific cranks ⓘ |
| Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science | common fallacies used in pseudoscientific arguments ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 |
Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2)
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMPv2 Protocol Data Units
|
| RFC 1905 | SNMPv2 PDU formats via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | rules for processing SNMPv2 PDUs via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | error-status values for SNMPv2 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | error-index usage for SNMPv2 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | GetBulkRequest-PDU via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | InformRequest-PDU via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 |
SNMPv2-Trap
via predicate surface "defines"
ⓘ
surface form:
SNMPv2-Trap-PDU
|
| RFC 1905 | conformance requirements for SNMPv2 protocol operations via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |
| RFC 1905 | processing of variable bindings in SNMPv2 via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ |