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
Brutalism brick via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Brutalism glass via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Brutalism steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
LC4 chaise longue steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
LC4 chaise longue leather upholstery via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
LC4 chaise longue tubular steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Tuckahoe marble dolomite via predicate surface "materialComposition"
Oscar gold-plated bronze
Bishop White House brick
The Shard glass
The Shard steel
The Shard concrete
Portland Head Light rubblestone via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Portland Head Light brick via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Torre Mayor reinforced concrete
Torre Mayor steel
Old North Bridge wood via predicate surface "originalConstructionMaterial"
Temple of Taffa stone
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame granite
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame bronze
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City
surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House
stone
Tampa Theatre reinforced concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Crape Myrtle Allee living plants via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
145th Street Bridge steel
Egyptian Museum stone via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
golden spikes (symbolic baseball cleats spikes)
surface form: Golden spikes (symbolic baseball cleat spikes)
metallic gold via predicate surface "hasMaterialAppearance"
Lenox Library, New York City brownstone via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Henry Hudson Bridge steel
Ledaal, Stavanger wood
Territorial Cup silver
Coen Tunnel (via connected waterways)
surface form: Coen Tunnel
concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
surface form: Stratford Hall
brick
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia brick
Derringer pistol steel barrel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Derringer pistol wooden grip (traditional models) via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Imperial Regalia of Japan Metal
Imperial Regalia of Japan Stone
Imperial Regalia of Japan Glass
Mission San Antonio de Padua adobe via predicate surface "hasConstructionMaterial"
Mission San Antonio de Padua red clay roof tiles via predicate surface "hasConstructionMaterial"
Oscarshall brick via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Oscarshall plastered brick via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy gold
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy silver
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy semi‑precious stones
Fiat G.50 Freccia all-metal via predicate surface "airframeMaterial"
Queen’s Chamber fine limestone via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Queen’s Chamber limestone blocks via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Jaume Plensa steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Jaume Plensa glass via predicate surface "usesMaterial"