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
Cathedral of the Archangel brick
Copan Building in São Paulo
surface form: Copan Building
reinforced concrete
New York Stock Exchange Building marble via predicate surface "primaryMaterial"
Cambridge Guildhall stone
Meiji Shrine cypress wood via predicate surface "mainMaterial"
Bingham Hall stone
Bingham Hall brick
Tomahawk axe wood via predicate surface "handleMaterial"
Pyrgi Tablets gold
Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis linen
Texas School Book Depository red brick
Carcano rifle wooden stock
Carcano rifle steel barrel
Church of the Deposition of the Robe stone
Loess Hills loess
Hanukkiah metal
Hanukkiah silver
Hanukkiah brass
Hanukkiah glass
Hanukkiah ceramic
Hanukkiah stone
Hanukkiah wood
Allow Me statue
surface form: Allow Me
bronze
Eagle (10-dollar gold coin) gold via predicate surface "metal"
The Minute Man statue
surface form: The Minute Man
bronze
Constructivism steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Constructivism glass via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Constructivism concrete via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Constructivism industrial materials via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Walt Disney Concert Hall stainless steel
Walt Disney Concert Hall glass
Walt Disney Concert Hall concrete
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles reinforced concrete
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles stucco
Collar of the Order of the Garter gold
Supreme Court of Japan Building reinforced concrete
Supreme Court of Japan Building stone
Maeslantkering steel
Maeslantkering concrete
Altis sacred precinct stone
Altis sacred precinct marble
Altis sacred precinct limestone
Altis sacred precinct terracotta
Marine Gate stone
Spasskaya Tower brick
Param Vishisht Seva Medal gilt
The Mall, London asphalt via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
La Madeleine, Paris stone
Mission San Rafael Arcángel adobe via predicate surface "originalConstructionMaterial"
Lanman-Wright Hall brick