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
Maginot Line armored turrets
Aquia Creek sandstone architectural details of the White House via predicate surface "materialOf"
Aquia Creek sandstone architectural details of the U.S. Capitol via predicate surface "materialOf"
Pioneer plaque project gold-anodized aluminum
Congressional Gold Medal gold
Bridgewater Hall concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Bridgewater Hall glass via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Bridgewater Hall steel via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Order of Lenin gold
Order of Lenin platinum
Order of Lenin silver
Order of Lenin enamel
Bourne Bridge steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Bourne Bridge concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Belmont Center Historic District brick via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Belmont Center Historic District stone via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Pioneer Courthouse Square brick via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
East Chop Light cast iron
East Chop Light wood via predicate surface "originalConstructionMaterial"
La Serena Cathedral stone
La Serena Cathedral wood
Ryan NYP monoplane fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage via predicate surface "fuselageMaterial"
Ryan NYP monoplane fabric-covered wooden wings via predicate surface "wingMaterial"
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuckahoe marble
Academy Award gold-plated bronze via predicate surface "trophyMaterial"
High Rock Tower stone
puddling process puddle ball via predicate surface "metalOutputForm"
puddling process bloom of wrought iron via predicate surface "metalOutputForm"
Rosh Hashanah ram’s horn via predicate surface "shofarMaterial"
Adirondack Great Camps local timber via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Adirondack Great Camps fieldstone via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Adirondack Great Camps cedar logs via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Silver Star gilt bronze
Acropolis of Athens Pentelic marble via predicate surface "primaryBuildingMaterial"
Vulcan statue cast iron
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building concrete
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building stone
Faro Monumental de La Serena concrete
Faro Monumental de La Serena masonry
Astor Mausoleum stone
Coit Tower unpainted reinforced concrete
Palace of Fine Arts steel
Palace of Fine Arts concrete
Palace of Fine Arts plaster (original construction)
Painted Ladies
surface form: Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
wood via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
George Washington Bridge steel
Falcon 1 rocket
surface form: Falcon 1
aluminum-lithium alloy via predicate surface "materialFirstStageTank"
Falcon 1 rocket
surface form: Falcon 1
aluminum-lithium alloy via predicate surface "materialSecondStageTank"
Paschal candle wax
Easter egg chocolate via predicate surface "madeOf"