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
Nevada-class battleship steel via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
City Hall (Pasadena) reinforced concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
City Hall (Pasadena) stucco via predicate surface "façadeMaterial"
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal bronze
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht brick
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht brick with stone detailing via predicate surface "mainBuildingMaterial"
Government House, Nassau stucco
St Mary’s Church, Harrow on the Hill stone
Harrow School War Memorial Building (visible on the hill)
surface form: Harrow School War Memorial Building
stone
Apple Magic Mouse plastic
Freedom Arches metal
Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)
surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London
Portland stone
Aragonese florin gold
Monolith of Tlaloc basalt
Monolith of Tlaloc stone
HMNZS Achilles steel via predicate surface "hullMaterial"
Iglesia de La Candelaria masonry
St Mary Woolnoth stone
Balclutha steel via predicate surface "hullMaterial"
Pakistan nuclear weapons program highly enriched uranium via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Pakistan nuclear weapons program plutonium via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Medal of Honor (Japan) metal medallion
Gariep Dam concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 brass
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari stone
Democracy Monument concrete
Democracy Monument stucco
Wat Pho
surface form: Reclining Buddha
brick and plaster with gold leaf covering
Victory Monument concrete
Victory Monument marble
HMS Bellerophon wooden hull
Frankfurt Cathedral red sandstone
Fort du Portalet stone
Catholic parish church of the Assumption of Mary masonry
Capilla del Sagrario masonry
Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge concrete
Friant Dam concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
HMS Orion wood via predicate surface "hullMaterial"
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge concrete
Tehama-Colusa Canal concrete-lined channel via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
HMS Minotaur wood via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Class of 1945 Library brick
Class of 1945 Library concrete
Class of 1945 Library wood
Class of 1945 Library glass
Tiffany glass dome stained glass via predicate surface "madeOf"
Tiffany glass dome colored glass via predicate surface "madeOf"
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong glass
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong aluminum
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong steel