instrument

P792

predicate

Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
instrument canonical	16,092
instrumentUsed	48
discoveryInstrument	16

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: instrument

Generated description

Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

Sample triples (16,156)

Subject	Object
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	HIRS ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A ⓘ surface form: Microwave Sounding Unit
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	MSU ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A ⓘ surface form: Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A ⓘ surface form: AMSU
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	Space Environment Monitor ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	SEM ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking payload ⓘ
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites	SARSAT payload ⓘ
NOAA-20	Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ
NOAA-20	Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ surface form: VIIRS
NOAA-20	CrIS ⓘ
NOAA-20	Cross-track Infrared Sounder ⓘ
NOAA-20	ATMS ⓘ
NOAA-20	Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder ⓘ
NOAA-20	OMPS ⓘ
NOAA-20	Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite ⓘ
NOAA-20	CERES ⓘ surface form: CERES-FM6
NOAA-20	Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System ⓘ surface form: Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System FM6
JPSS-1	Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ surface form: VIIRS
JPSS-1	CrIS ⓘ
JPSS-1	ATMS ⓘ
JPSS-1	Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite ⓘ surface form: OMPS-Nadir
JPSS-1	CERES ⓘ surface form: CERES-FM6
NPP	Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite ⓘ surface form: VIIRS
NPP	CrIS ⓘ
NPP	ATMS ⓘ
NPP	OMPS ⓘ
NPP	CERES ⓘ
Macy Gray	vocals ⓘ
Chali 2na	vocals ⓘ
Bobby Ross Avila	keyboards ⓘ
Bobby Ross Avila	bass guitar ⓘ
Bobby Ross Avila	guitar ⓘ
Bobby Ross Avila	drums ⓘ
Funkagenda	turntables ⓘ
Funkagenda	digital audio workstation ⓘ
Ali Shaheed Muhammad	turntables ⓘ
Ali Shaheed Muhammad	sampler ⓘ
Ali Shaheed Muhammad	keyboards ⓘ
Posdnuos	vocals ⓘ
El Guincho	sampler ⓘ
El Guincho	synthesizer ⓘ
El Guincho	vocals ⓘ
Timmy Trumpet	trumpet ⓘ
Marshmello	digital audio workstation ⓘ
Slash	electric guitar ⓘ
Kiki Dee	vocals ⓘ
Leon Russell	piano ⓘ
Leon Russell	vocals ⓘ