material

P618
predicate

Indicates that one entity is physically composed of, made from, or constructed using the substance or material represented by the other entity.

All labels observed (141)

Label Occurrences
material canonical 24,240
hasMaterial 3,717
usesMaterial 2,031

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: material
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is physically composed of, made from, or constructed using the substance or material represented by the other entity.

Sample triples (37,031)

Subject Object
tefillin black leather
75th Ranger Regiment scroll cloth
Special Forces Tab cloth
Folland Gnat T.1 all-metal via predicate surface "airframeMaterial"
Shompen wood via predicate surface "toolMaterials"
Shompen bamboo via predicate surface "toolMaterials"
Shompen stone via predicate surface "toolMaterials"
Stadium of Delphi stone
Stadium of Delphi earth
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral brick
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral stone
Payne Whitney Gymnasium masonry construction
Haumea water ice rich via predicate surface "surfaceComposition"
Codex Vaticanus vellum GENERATED
North American X-15 Inconel X nickel-chromium alloy via predicate surface "fuselageMaterial"
Jerónimos Monastery limestone
Abu Simbel temples sandstone
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster Stone
Seiji Ozawa Hall wood
Seiji Ozawa Hall glass
Seiji Ozawa Hall brick
Sopwith Pup wood via predicate surface "fuselageMaterial"
Trinity Church brownstone
Hart House stone
Bahen Centre for Information Technology concrete
Bahen Centre for Information Technology glass
Bahen Centre for Information Technology steel
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts reinforced concrete
Codex Sinaiticus parchment
Garter blue velvet
São Jorge Castle stone via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Williamsburg Bridge steel
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Vermont marble via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library granite via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library bronze via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi masonry
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi stone
Jantar Mantar, New Delhi brick
Codex Alexandrinus parchment
Fairless Hills Coating operations carbon steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Fairless Hills Coating operations flat-rolled steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Victoria Mansion brownstone
USS Alfred wooden hull
Sibyl Rock rock
Wurster Hall reinforced concrete
Wurster Hall exposed concrete
Pluto nitrogen ice via predicate surface "surfaceComposition"
Pluto methane ice via predicate surface "surfaceComposition"
Pluto carbon monoxide ice via predicate surface "surfaceComposition"
Sandford Fleming Building concrete