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
Auditorium Building brick via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Auditorium Building terra cotta via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Two Prudential Plaza steel
Two Prudential Plaza glass
Two Prudential Plaza granite
200 South Wacker Drive steel
200 South Wacker Drive glass
Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza Cor-Ten steel
Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza steel
Tower 2 steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Tower 2 glass via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Tower 2 reinforced concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Malinta Tunnel reinforced concrete
French Renaissance Revival stone via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
French Renaissance Revival brick with stone trim via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
French Renaissance Revival slate roofing via predicate surface "typicalMaterial"
Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas stone
Cathédrale de la Major green Florentine stone
Cathédrale de la Major white Carrara marble
Cathédrale de la Major porphyry
Cathédrale de la Major onyx
Cathédrale de la Major mosaic
Uline Arena reinforced concrete
Uline Arena brick
Dwarfie Stane sandstone
Ling’en Hall (Changling) wood
Basilica of Superga masonry
One Prudential Plaza limestone via predicate surface "hasFacadeMaterial"
One Prudential Plaza aluminum via predicate surface "hasFacadeMaterial"
One Prudential Plaza glass via predicate surface "hasFacadeMaterial"
County Hall, Kingston upon Thames red brick
County Hall, Kingston upon Thames stone dressings
Stoodley Pike monument stone
Meidum Pyramid limestone
Meidum Pyramid local limestone blocks via predicate surface "coreMaterial"
Meidum Pyramid fine Tura limestone via predicate surface "casingMaterial"
Hebden Bridge Town Hall stone
Mokuʻāweoweo caldera basalt via predicate surface "surfaceMaterial"
Jaegers
surface form: Jaeger
advanced alloy armor
Federal Center Plaza paving via predicate surface "surfaceMaterial"
Lahun Pyramid mudbrick core
Lahun Pyramid limestone casing
Buckingham House brick
Hawara pyramid complex mudbrick core
Hawara pyramid complex limestone casing (largely removed)
Sif gold via predicate surface "hairMaterialAfterPrank"
Panhandle Bridge at Pittsburgh
surface form: Panhandle Bridge
steel
Petit Château limestone
Boaz bronze via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Concorde G-BOAC aluminium alloy via predicate surface "airframeMaterial"