usesInstrument
P933
predicate
Indicates that an agent performs an action by employing a specific instrument or tool as the means to carry it out.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| usesInstrument canonical | 4,676 |
| usesInstrumentation | 1,081 |
| primaryInstrument | 552 |
| usedInstrument | 387 |
| performerInstrument | 217 |
| usesDetectorType | 62 |
| usesRitualObject | 48 |
| usesInstruments | 41 |
| usesAccelerator | 33 |
| performsInstrument | 23 |
| usesInstrumentalForces | 19 |
| usesPlanningInstrument | 17 |
| useInstrument | 16 |
| hasSignatureInstrument | 15 |
| employsInstrument | 5 |
| usesTools | 5 |
| hasAcousticInstrumentation | 4 |
| usesElectricOrganFor | 4 |
| usesEnforcementTool | 4 |
| usesGroundInstrument | 4 |
| equippedWithInstrument | 3 |
| usesInstrumentalOf | 3 |
| mainlyUsesInstrument | 2 |
| usesInstrumentSuite | 2 |
| usesSonar | 2 |
| primaryInstrumentApplied | 1 |
| usedInstrumentOfPower | 1 |
| usedInstruments | 1 |
| usesElectronicInstruments | 1 |
| usesMusicalTool | 1 |
| usesPrimaryInstrument | 1 |
| usesTurntablism | 1 |
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: usesInstrument
Generated description
Indicates that an agent performs an action by employing a specific instrument or tool as the means to carry it out.
Sample triples (7,232)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| A Place to Bury Strangers | bass guitar ⓘ |
| A Place to Bury Strangers | drums ⓘ |
| Only Child | acoustic guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Harmonica Concerto | harmonica ⓘ |
| Harmonica Concerto | string instruments ⓘ |
| Harmonica Concerto | woodwind instruments ⓘ |
| Harmonica Concerto | brass instruments ⓘ |
| Harmonica Concerto | percussion instruments ⓘ |
| Johann Baptist Wanhal | violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| European polka | accordion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | fiddle via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | clarinet via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | brass instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | tuba via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | trumpet via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | trombone via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | snare drum via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | cymbals via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| European polka | concertina via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
“I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tommy James and the Shondells
surface form:
"I Think We're Alone Now"
|
electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
“I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tommy James and the Shondells
surface form:
"I Think We're Alone Now"
|
bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
“I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tommy James and the Shondells
surface form:
"I Think We're Alone Now"
|
drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
“I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tommy James and the Shondells
surface form:
"I Think We're Alone Now"
|
handclaps via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Jimmy Lyons | alto saxophone via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Portraits of Duke Ellington | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guitar Interludes | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Blues for Fred | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Blues for Fred | Joe Pass – guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Meditation | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Checkmate | electric guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Eximious | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Sound Project | Guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Songs for Ellen | Guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
|
planet and star formation group
surface form:
Planet and Star Formation Group
|
ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
|
planet and star formation group
surface form:
Planet and Star Formation Group
|
space telescopes ⓘ |
| IRAC | infrared array detector via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| ESA IUE Newly Extracted Spectra archive | International Ultraviolet Explorer spectrographs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Virtuoso No. 4 | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Mount Analog | synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Mount Analog | field recordings via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Mount Analog | electronic processing via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| John P. Jackson | VP-8 image analyzer in Shroud image studies via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Khwaja Mere Khwaja | harmonium ⓘ |
| Khwaja Mere Khwaja | tabla ⓘ |
| Khwaja Mere Khwaja | dholak ⓘ |
| Khwaja Mere Khwaja | clapping ⓘ |
| REXIS | CCD via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen | inspections ⓘ |
| Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen | audits ⓘ |