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
Womb chair for Knoll upholstery fabric
Womb chair for Knoll steel rod base
Eusebius Church stone
George Washington statue
surface form: George Washington statue (Cambridge Common)
bronze
Granite Railway granite for support structures via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Great Hall
surface form: Great Hall (University of Leeds)
red brick
Roger Stevens Building reinforced concrete
Worsley Building concrete
hyperpyron gold via predicate surface "metal"
Turnberry Castle stone
Eureka wood via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Sea Towers reinforced concrete
Sea Towers glass
Sea Towers steel
Kepler (lunar crater) high-albedo ejecta via predicate surface "surfaceMaterial"
Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
surface form: The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park)
painted steel
Tarbela Dam earth via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Tarbela Dam rock-fill via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Kresge Chapel brick
Kresge Chapel concrete
John Quincy Adams Birthplace wood
Michael Sadler Building concrete
Michael Sadler Building brick
Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) stone
Tripoli Cathedral (former) stone
Tripoli Cathedral (former) reinforced concrete
Nijūbashi Bridge stone
Nijūbashi Bridge steel
Salle du Jeu de Paume, Versailles stone
Dar Pomorza museum ship
surface form: Dar Pomorza
steel hull
Mk 82 bomb steel casing
Federal Palace of Switzerland sandstone
Silver Star Medal gold-colored metal
Japanese cruiser Kako steel via predicate surface "hullMaterial"
Sukkur Barrage concrete via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Sukkur Barrage steel gates via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Mjolnir iron
Mk 83 bomb steel via predicate surface "bodyMaterial"
Golden Temple, Amritsar marble
Golden Temple, Amritsar gold
St Joseph’s Cathedral sandstone
Sydney Hospital sandstone via predicate surface "buildingMaterial"
Cybermats Metallic body
Pixel 3a polycarbonate via predicate surface "bodyMaterial"
Gungnir metal
Stetind granite
Otemon Gate stone
Otemon Gate wood
Tomb of Pennut rock
Batalha Monastery limestone