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
Stephenson's Rocket iron
Roman eagle metal
Roman eagle gold
Tomb of the Flavians stone
Tomb of the Flavians marble
Aspire Tower steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Aspire Tower glass via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Aspire Tower concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins) stone
Mogadishu Cathedral (ruins) concrete
Christiansborg Palace granite
Christiansborg Palace sandstone
Roman Agora marble
Roman Agora limestone
Portland Building painted concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Portland Building glass via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Portland Building tile cladding via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Emmy gold-plated metal
Souq Waqif mud-plastered walls
Souq Waqif timber beams
Ishtar Gate glazed brick
Great Road (Große Straße) granite
Basilica of St. Andrew the Apostle in Olkusz brick
Mughal architecture red sandstone via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Mughal architecture white marble via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Mughal architecture brick via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Mughal architecture inlaid semi-precious stones via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Mughal architecture stucco via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Mughal architecture glazed tiles via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Lahori Gate red sandstone via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
tanka silver
Kilwa Kisiwani coral rag via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Eternal Flame
surface form: Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial)
metal burner
Eternal Flame
surface form: Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial)
stone surround
Puerta de Bisagra stone
Puerta de Bisagra masonry
Leiden Willeram parchment
Multnomah Falls Lodge stone
Oroville Dam earthfill via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang wood
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang brick
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang stone
Bent Pyramid limestone
Bent Pyramid local limestone via predicate surface "coreMaterial"
Bent Pyramid fine Tura limestone via predicate surface "casingMaterial"
Holy Name Cathedral stone
Queensferry Crossing steel
Queensferry Crossing concrete
Copenhagen Opera House glass
Copenhagen Opera House steel