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
Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania brick
St Peter’s Church, Sandwich stone
Barbican and Toll Bridge, Sandwich stone
Barbican and Toll Bridge, Sandwich timber
Smeaton's Tower stone
Smeaton's Tower granite
Royal Citadel stone
Sam Poo Kong Temple brick
Sam Poo Kong Temple wood
Lawang Sewu building
surface form: Lawang Sewu
brick
Lawang Sewu building
surface form: Lawang Sewu
plaster
Sam Poo Kong brick
Sam Poo Kong wood
Potez 25 mixed wood-and-metal construction via predicate surface "airframeMaterial"
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam stone masonry via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Chikankari embroidery cotton thread via predicate surface "threadMaterial"
Chikankari embroidery silk thread via predicate surface "threadMaterial"
Type 38 rifle wooden stock
Type 38 rifle steel barrel and receiver
Vice President's Residence brick
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original) limestone via predicate surface "primaryMaterial"
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original) steel frame via predicate surface "primaryMaterial"
Palacio de Santa Catalina stone
Palacio de Santa Catalina masonry
St Clement’s Church, Sandwich stone
St Mary’s Church, Sandwich stone via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Kebir-Jami Mosque stone
Gulden gold via predicate surface "metal"
Nobbys Lighthouse stone via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Nobbys Lighthouse brick via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Empire style mahogany via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Empire style gilded bronze via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Empire style marble via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Canal du Midi stone via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Canal du Midi earthworks via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
HMS Victory wooden hull
Mettur Dam concrete
Mettur Dam masonry
Type 99 rifle wood via predicate surface "stockMaterial"
Casa de los Azulejos Puebla tiles via predicate surface "hasFacadeMaterial"
Casa de los Azulejos Talavera tiles
59th Street Bridge steel
The Pyramid concrete
The Pyramid steel
The Pyramid glass
Harangi Dam masonry via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse limestone
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse granite
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven stone
St Augustine’s Church, Pendlebury stone