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
Bank of America Plaza
surface form: Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
steel
Liberty Cap granite
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope steel via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Levi's denim
Levi's cotton
25 de Abril Bridge steel
Admiralty Arch Portland stone via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
John F. Kennedy Memorial Portland stone
Galata Tower stone
Winter Palace stone
Renaissance Tower glass
Renaissance Tower steel
Renaissance Tower concrete
Sutter’s Fort adobe
Sutter’s Fort wood
Hagia Sophia brick
Hagia Sophia stone
Imperial State Crown gold via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Imperial State Crown silver via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Imperial State Crown velvet via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Imperial State Crown ermine via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Cap of Maintenance crimson velvet
Ahlden Castle brick
Runcorn Railway Bridge wrought iron
Runcorn Railway Bridge steel
Echo Bridge stone
Watergate complex reinforced concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Watergate complex glass curtain walls via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
West End Historic District red brick via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Cragside stone via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Eureka Tower concrete
Eureka Tower glass
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata stone
St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata brick
Writers’ Building brick
Imperial Crown of India gold
Imperial Crown of India silver
Imperial Crown of India platinum
Dhol wood
Dhol animal skin
Dhol synthetic drumhead
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture bronze
Stoughton Hall brick
Glienicke Bridge, Berlin
surface form: Glienicke Bridge
steel
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge stone
D.A. Dorsey House wood
Greek Revival architecture wood via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Greek Revival architecture brick via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Greek Revival architecture stone via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Dai-Ichi Seimei Building, Tokyo reinforced concrete