typeOfUnit

P6008
predicate

Indicates that one entity specifies the kind or category of measurement unit that the other entity belongs to.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
hasUnitType 823
typeOfUnit canonical 695
elevationUnit 272

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: typeOfUnit
Generated description
Indicates that one entity specifies the kind or category of measurement unit that the other entity belongs to.

Sample triples (2,347)

Subject Object
Carthaginian army skirmishers via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Carthaginian army naval marines via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Median forces cavalry via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Median forces infantry via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Median forces archers via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Spanish Army of Africa infantry ⓘ
Spanish Army of Africa light infantry ⓘ
Spanish Army of Africa cavalry (in some Regulares units) ⓘ
Kamyshin Reservoir square kilometre via predicate surface "hasAreaUnit" ⓘ
Captain John H. Miller United States Army Rangers via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army Rangers
Private James Francis Ryan paratrooper via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
Luftflotte 3 operational air command ⓘ
Prairieburg, Iowa feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Prairieburg, Iowa meters via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Jagdgeschwader 2 fighter wing ⓘ
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 blue-water naval formation ⓘ
Faculty of Arts and Science
surface form: Faculty of Arts and Science (Nipissing University)
Faculty of Arts and Science via predicate surface "hasUnitType" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: faculty of arts and science
Arbeitsgemeinschaft sozialdemokratischer Frauen working group within a political party ⓘ
Cedar Point, Illinois feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Naplate, Illinois feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
No. 292 Squadron RAAF training and support squadron ⓘ
Älmhult Municipality square kilometre via predicate surface "hasAreaUnit" ⓘ
School of Economics and Management
surface form: School of Economics and Management, Lund University
department via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
School of Economics and Management
surface form: School of Economics and Management, Lund University
research center via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
No. 44 Squadron RAF flying squadron ⓘ
Faculty of Political Science and International Studies teaching and research unit via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Doctoral School of Social Sciences doctoral school of the University of Warsaw via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Geronimo Campaign cavalry via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Geronimo Campaign infantry via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Geronimo Campaign Apache scouts via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
VV MVD SSSR garrison troops ⓘ
VV MVD SSSR guard units ⓘ
VV MVD SSSR convoy troops ⓘ
VV MVD SSSR special purpose units ⓘ
Pawnee Scouts in U.S. Army mounted scout company ⓘ
Jagdfliegerführer 5 fighter command unit ⓘ
Luftwaffe field divisions improvised infantry formation ⓘ
Department of Statistics academic unit via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Divernon, Illinois feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade combined arms brigade ⓘ
Legio VII Gemina heavy infantry ⓘ
Harlan, Indiana feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Texas Army National Guard reserve component ⓘ
Texas Army National Guard National Guard land force ⓘ
20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) airborne unit ⓘ
20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) special operations forces ⓘ
School of Music
surface form: School of Music (University of South Carolina)
academic school via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
5th Marine Infantry Battalion battalion via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
MMRDA Metro kilometres via predicate surface "systemLengthUnit" ⓘ