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 |
|---|---|
|
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form:
Public Buildings Service
|
long-term leases ⓘ |
|
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form:
Public Buildings Service
|
build-to-suit lease agreements ⓘ |
|
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form:
Public Buildings Service
|
design-build construction contracts ⓘ |
| Basel Chamber Orchestra | modern instruments via predicate surface "usesInstruments" ⓘ |
| Basel Chamber Orchestra | period-informed setup via predicate surface "usesInstruments" ⓘ |
| Little Red Rooster | electric guitar ⓘ |
| Little Red Rooster | harmonica ⓘ |
| Little Red Rooster | bass ⓘ |
| Little Red Rooster | drums ⓘ |
| Little Red Rooster | piano ⓘ |
| Waikato River Authority | Waikato River Clean-up Trust funding ⓘ |
| Backbone | vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Red Sparowes | pedal steel guitar ⓘ |
| If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next | electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next | bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next | drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | seismometers ⓘ |
| Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | tide gauges ⓘ |
| Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | tsunami buoys ⓘ |
| Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | DART buoys ⓘ |
| United Nations country team in Angola |
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Angola
|
| United Nations country team in South Sudan |
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for South Sudan
|
| Phoenix lander | Robotic Arm via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | Robotic Arm Camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | Surface Stereo Imager via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander |
SAM gas chromatograph
via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
|
| Phoenix lander | Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | Meteorological Station via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | Lidar via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | TEGA ovens via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Phoenix lander | MECA wet chemistry lab via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| WMAP Team |
WMAP
via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
|
| Low Frequency Instrument | radiometer via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Planck 2013 results |
Planck focal plane
via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
Planck Low Frequency Instrument
|
| Planck 2013 results |
Planck focal plane
via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
ⓘ
surface form:
Planck High Frequency Instrument
|
|
CCC
surface form:
Commodity Credit Corporation
|
nonrecourse commodity loans ⓘ |
|
CCC
surface form:
Commodity Credit Corporation
|
direct payments to producers ⓘ |
|
CCC
surface form:
Commodity Credit Corporation
|
commodity purchases ⓘ |
|
CCC
surface form:
Commodity Credit Corporation
|
storage payments ⓘ |
| Food for Progress | commodity donations ⓘ |
| Food for Progress | concessional commodity sales ⓘ |
| Food for Progress | financial assistance ⓘ |
| Food for Progress | technical assistance ⓘ |
| Do You See | synth-heavy funk grooves via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| United Nations country team in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| United Nations country team in Sudan | UN joint programmes in Sudan ⓘ |
| United Nations country team in Sudan | pooled funding mechanisms in Sudan ⓘ |
| United Nations country team in Sudan | common country analysis for Sudan ⓘ |
| United Nations country team in Sudan |
United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Sudan
|
| Planck 2018 results | Planck Low Frequency Instrument ONDG ⓘ |