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 |
|---|---|
| My Sweet Lord | slide guitar ⓘ |
| My Sweet Lord | percussion ⓘ |
| My Sweet Lord | backing vocals ⓘ |
| Pan-Turkism | promotion of Turkic languages ⓘ |
| Pan-Turkism | promotion of shared Turkic history ⓘ |
| Pan-Turkism | interstate Turkic organizations ⓘ |
| Voices of Liberty | no instrumental accompaniment via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Lift Me Up | piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Lift Me Up | strings via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Malapteruridae | stunning prey via predicate surface "usesElectricOrganFor" ⓘ |
| Malapteruridae | deterring predators via predicate surface "usesElectricOrganFor" ⓘ |
| U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters | dropsondes ⓘ |
| U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters | airborne radar ⓘ |
| U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters | flight-level meteorological sensors ⓘ |
| Madras Observatory | transit telescope via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Madras Observatory | meridian circle via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Madras Observatory | astronomical clocks via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Madras Observatory | sextants via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Madras Observatory | chronometers via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| The Tonight Show Band with Conan O’Brien | drums via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia | Overnight Policy Rate ⓘ |
| Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia | Statutory Reserve Requirement ⓘ |
| Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia | open market operations ⓘ |
| Financial Stability Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia | macroprudential tools ⓘ |
| Financial Stability Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia | prudential policy recommendations ⓘ |
| Central Bank of Jordan | policy interest rates ⓘ |
| Central Bank of Jordan | reserve requirements ⓘ |
| Central Bank of Jordan | open market operations ⓘ |
| CTC | United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ |
| Event Horizon Telescope | hydrogen maser atomic clocks ⓘ |
| Event Horizon Telescope | high-speed data recorders ⓘ |
| Office of Budget, Planning and Policy (Texas Governor) | state budget process ⓘ |
| Office of Budget, Planning and Policy (Texas Governor) | fiscal impact analysis ⓘ |
| Office of Budget, Planning and Policy (Texas Governor) | policy research ⓘ |
| Used to Be Bad | vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Used to Be Bad | guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Great Day | vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Great Day | acoustic guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Machi healing ceremony | kultrun ⓘ |
| Machi healing ceremony | trutruka ⓘ |
| Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict | Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict ⓘ |
| Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition | astrographic telescope via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition | photographic plates via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Limbu | chyabrung drum ⓘ |
| RCM | C-band synthetic aperture radar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| K2 mission |
Kepler space telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler photometer
|
| Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment | geophone array via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment | seismometer package via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment | explosive charges via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |