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 |
|---|---|
| Like I'm Gonna Lose You | percussion via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| VisAO camera | CCD detector via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Voyager 2 imaging system | Vidicon via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | string instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces" ⓘ |
| Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | woodwind instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces" ⓘ |
| Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | brass instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces" ⓘ |
| Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne | percussion instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces" ⓘ |
| Band of the Hour | brass instruments ⓘ |
| Band of the Hour | woodwind instruments ⓘ |
| Band of the Hour | percussion instruments ⓘ |
| Sekaten celebrations | gamelan ⓘ |
| Sekaten celebrations | gamelan sekaten ⓘ |
| European Development Fund programming | National Indicative Programmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| European Development Fund programming | Regional Indicative Programmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| European Development Fund programming | Intra-ACP cooperation programmes ⓘ |
| Minangkabau dances | talempong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Minangkabau dances | gendang ⓘ |
| Minangkabau dances | saluang ⓘ |
| Minangkabau dances | gong ⓘ |
| When the Party's Over | piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| When the Party's Over | synthesizer via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| John Petrucci | Music Man John Petrucci signature guitar via predicate surface "hasSignatureInstrument" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| John Rutter | piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Dig Up Her Bones | electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dig Up Her Bones | bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dig Up Her Bones | drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dropkick Murphys | bagpipes via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dropkick Murphys | tin whistle via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dropkick Murphys | accordion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dropkick Murphys | mandolin via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Dropkick Murphys | banjo via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
album "Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music"
surface form:
Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music
|
synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
album "Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music"
surface form:
Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music
|
electronic processing via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
album "Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music"
surface form:
Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music
|
sequenced patterns via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
orchestral project "Bach to Moog"
surface form:
Bach to Moog
|
orchestra ⓘ |
|
orchestral project "Bach to Moog"
surface form:
Bach to Moog
|
Moog synthesizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
orchestral project "Bach to Moog"
surface form:
Bach to Moog
|
analog synthesizer ⓘ |
| Djo | synthesizer ⓘ |
| Djo | electric guitar ⓘ |
| Djo | bass guitar ⓘ |
| Djo | drums ⓘ |
| Heaven Is a Place on Earth | synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Heaven Is a Place on Earth | electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Heaven Is a Place on Earth | drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| For the Love of a Princess | strings ⓘ |
| For the Love of a Princess | woodwinds ⓘ |
| For the Love of a Princess | brass ⓘ |
| For the Love of a Princess | percussion ⓘ |
| For the Love of a Princess | Celtic-inspired instrumentation ⓘ |
|
“A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics”
surface form:
A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics
|
piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |