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
Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment field artillery ⓘ
Croatian Air Force (WWII) Axis co-belligerent air force ⓘ
Iowa City Municipal Airport feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Republic of Venice (local forces) mixed naval and land forces ⓘ
10th Tactical Wing tactical wing ⓘ
Battle of Heraclea war elephants via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Battle of Heraclea Macedonian phalanx via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Southwestern Front Air Forces front-level air forces ⓘ
South American Division of the Royal Navy naval division ⓘ
4th Destroyer Flotilla surface combatant formation ⓘ
446th Airlift Wing reserve associate wing ⓘ
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) infantry via predicate surface "involvedUnitType" ⓘ
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) cavalry via predicate surface "involvedUnitType" ⓘ
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) artillery via predicate surface "involvedUnitType" ⓘ
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy carrier task force ⓘ
37th Army (Red Army) operational-level formation ⓘ
40th Army (Red Army) combined arms army ⓘ
British Channel Fleet blue‑water fleet formation ⓘ
Battle of Beneventum Roman legion via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Battle of Beneventum Epirote phalanx via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
Battle of Beneventum war elephants via predicate surface "usedUnitType" ⓘ
MLS Player of the Month month via predicate surface "timeUnit" ⓘ
Marine Raiders light infantry via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
Marine Raiders commando unit via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
10th Army (Italy) multi-corps army formation ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces infantry units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces armored units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces artillery units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces air defense units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces special operations forces via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces logistics units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces engineering units via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Slovenian Armed Forces military police via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Maryland militia infantry ⓘ
Maryland militia artillery ⓘ
Maryland militia cavalry ⓘ
Alvord, Iowa feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
I SS Panzer Corps armoured corps ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times)
surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
infantry via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
Sibley, Missouri feet via predicate surface "elevationUnit" ⓘ
Third United States Army combined arms formation ⓘ
Faculty of Education
surface form: Faculty of Education, York University
research centre via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Faculty of Education
surface form: Faculty of Education, York University
academic department via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
College of Education
surface form: College of Education (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
academic department via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
College of Education
surface form: College of Education (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
research center via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
College of Education
surface form: College of Education (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
teacher preparation program via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ
Paris–Nice 1961 kilometre via predicate surface "totalDistanceUnit" ⓘ
Paris–Nice 1963 kilometre via predicate surface "totalDistanceUnit" ⓘ
Fidelity, Valor, Honor infantry division motto via predicate surface "unitType" ⓘ
Department of Computer Science
surface form: Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
department via predicate surface "hasUnitType" ⓘ