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 |
|---|---|
| The Pursuit | piano via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| The Pursuit | vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| I'm All Over It | piano via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | electric guitar ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | hurdy-gurdy ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | mandolin ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | recorders ⓘ |
| Blackmore's Night | nyckelharpa ⓘ |
| Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure | capital improvement program ⓘ |
| Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure | countywide transportation plan ⓘ |
| Vaccine Court | Vaccine Injury Table ⓘ |
| The Kills | drum machine via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| UAB Marching Blazers | brass instruments ⓘ |
| UAB Marching Blazers | woodwind instruments ⓘ |
| UAB Marching Blazers | percussion instruments ⓘ |
| Musikkollegium Winterthur | string instruments ⓘ |
| Musikkollegium Winterthur | woodwind instruments ⓘ |
| Musikkollegium Winterthur | brass instruments ⓘ |
| Musikkollegium Winterthur | percussion instruments ⓘ |
| Avant | vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
|
defterdar (treasurer)
surface form:
defterdar
|
defter (tax register) via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
|
defterdar (treasurer)
surface form:
defterdar
|
financial ledgers via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| The World's Most Dangerous Band |
Paul Shaffer
via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
keyboards (Paul Shaffer)
|
| The World's Most Dangerous Band | bass guitar (Will Lee) via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| The World's Most Dangerous Band |
guitarist
via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
guitar (Sid McGinnis)
|
| The World's Most Dangerous Band | drums (Anton Fig) via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| The World's Most Dangerous Band | guitar (Felicia Collins) via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | ultraviolet/visible camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | near-infrared camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | long-wave infrared camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | laser altimeter via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | high-resolution camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Clementine mission | star tracker cameras via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | CITES permits and certificates ⓘ |
|
GRACES (Gemini Remote Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph)
surface form:
GRACES
|
ESPaDOnS ⓘ |
| National Bank of Rwanda | policy interest rate ⓘ |
| National Bank of Rwanda | reserve requirements ⓘ |
| National Bank of Rwanda | open market operations ⓘ |
| Children’s Songs | piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Akoustic Band (1989) | acoustic piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Mediation in the Iran–Iraq War | United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Press Play | electronic synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Press Play | programmed beats via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Press Play | live vocals via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Noh theatre | nohkan flute ⓘ |
| Noh theatre | kotsuzumi drum ⓘ |
| Noh theatre |
kotsuzumi drum
ⓘ
surface form:
otsuzumi drum
|
| Noh theatre | taiko drum ⓘ |
| Hate or Glory | synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |