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 |
|---|---|
| PM | defense trade agreements ⓘ |
| PM | political-military dialogues ⓘ |
| Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement | grants ⓘ |
| Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement | contracts ⓘ |
| Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement | interagency agreements ⓘ |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | keyboard via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| German federal election campaign of March 1933 | SA intimidation via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| German federal election campaign of March 1933 | SS intimidation via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| German federal election campaign of March 1933 | control of mass media via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| German federal election campaign of March 1933 | bans on Communist activities via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| German federal election campaign of March 1933 | arrests of political opponents via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Office of Enforcement | inspections ⓘ |
| Office of Enforcement | incident investigations ⓘ |
| Office of Enforcement | civil penalty assessments ⓘ |
| Office of Enforcement | compliance orders ⓘ |
| Office of Enforcement | shut-in orders and operational restrictions ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | altar via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | candles via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | glasses of water via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | Catholic images via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | flowers via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Puerto Rican Espiritismo | incense via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Decadence a cappella | human voice ⓘ |
| Johann Strauss II | violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| U.S. Foreign Military Sales | Letter of Offer and Acceptance ⓘ |
| dundun ensemble |
dundun ensemble
via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
dundun talking drum
|
|
single "Symphony of Brotherhood"
surface form:
Symphony of Brotherhood
|
violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| MIRI | mid-infrared detector arrays via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Afroswing | digital production via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Afroswing | 808 bass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Afroswing | synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Afroswing | Afro-Caribbean percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
Dawn mission
surface form:
Dawn
|
framing camera via predicate surface "equippedWithInstrument" ⓘ |
|
Dawn mission
surface form:
Dawn
|
visible and infrared mapping spectrometer via predicate surface "equippedWithInstrument" ⓘ |
|
Dawn mission
surface form:
Dawn
|
gamma ray and neutron detector via predicate surface "equippedWithInstrument" ⓘ |
|
Board of Directors
surface form:
Board of Directors of the International Finance Corporation
|
board resolutions ⓘ |
|
Board of Directors
surface form:
Board of Directors of the International Finance Corporation
|
board committees ⓘ |
|
Board of Directors
surface form:
Board of Directors of the International Finance Corporation
|
board meetings ⓘ |
| Mid-Infrared Instrument | mid-infrared detector arrays via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Ba'ath Party | security apparatus via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Ba'ath Party | personality cults of leaders via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph | HgCdTe infrared detector via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| Government Whips Office | whip (voting instruction) ⓘ |
| Chicago Department of Planning and Development |
Chicago municipal code
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Zoning Ordinance
|
| Chicago Department of Planning and Development | tax increment financing (TIF) tools ⓘ |
| Chicago Department of Planning and Development | planned development (PD) zoning mechanism ⓘ |
| Putnam family faction in Salem Village | court testimony via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Putnam family faction in Salem Village | spectral evidence via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Great Trigonometrical Survey of India | theodolite via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |