formedBy

P972
predicate

Indicates that something comes into existence or is created as a result of a specific agent, process, or combination of components.

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All labels observed (56)

Label Occurrences
formedBy canonical 3,937
builtBy 1,694
formationProcess 516

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: formedBy
Generated description
Indicates that something comes into existence or is created as a result of a specific agent, process, or combination of components.

Sample triples (7,665)

Subject Object
Parece Vela Basin back-arc extension behind a subduction zone ⓘ
Błędów Desert glacial and fluvial processes ⓘ
Rang Mahal Mughal Emperor via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperors
Saguia el-Hamra Spanish Sahara via predicate surface "formedEntity" ⓘ
Hussain Sagar Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Merger of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad with surrounding municipalities ⓘ
Upper Rhine Plain continental rifting via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Proto-Norse historical linguistics via predicate surface "reconstructedBy" ⓘ
United States Army Africa United States Army ⓘ
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands) Government of the Netherlands ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains San Andreas Fault ⓘ
San Bernardino Mountains tectonic uplift ⓘ
Lake Zurich glacial activity ⓘ
Arthur’s Seat volcanic activity ⓘ
East Lake volcanic activity ⓘ
Diller Glacier accumulation of snow and ice on mountain slopes via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Brisbane Bears AFL expansion into Queensland ⓘ
Ofcom Communications Act 2003 ⓘ
the One Plotinus via predicate surface "formulatedBy" ⓘ
AOUSC United States Congress ⓘ
Mozhaisk defensive line Red Army via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Crystal Springs Reservoir Crystal Springs Dam ⓘ
Skowhegan Gorge erosion of bedrock by the Kennebec River ⓘ
Clark Glacier accumulation and compaction of snow via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system subduction-related processes ⓘ
Charminar Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Laguna San Rafael glacial activity ⓘ
Santorini volcanic activity GENERATED ⓘ
Carver Glacier accumulation and compaction of snow via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Palau Trench subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
Golconda Fort Kakatiya dynasty via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Athenian Treasury Athens via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Navarin Canyon submarine erosion ⓘ
Navarin Canyon gravity-driven sediment flows ⓘ
Sunshine Coast Regional Council amalgamation of former local government areas ⓘ
Zhemchug Canyon submarine erosion ⓘ
Old Man of Hoy marine erosion ⓘ
Old Man of Hoy weathering ⓘ
Department of Defence (Australia) Australian government ⓘ
surface form: Australian Government
Three Sisters rock formation
surface form: Three Sisters (rock formation)
erosion ⓘ
Freedom and Independence (WiN)
surface form: Freedom and Independence
former Home Army members ⓘ
Fort Saint-Jean Louis XIV of France via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: King Louis XIV of France
Devils Marbles weathering ⓘ
Devils Marbles erosion ⓘ
Jan Mayen Ridge seafloor spreading processes ⓘ
Alhambra Nasrid dynasty via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Derr, Lower Nubia
surface form: Temple of Derr
Ramesses II via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Manhattan District Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via predicate surface "formedAs" ⓘ
Fort Saint-Nicolas Louis XIV of France via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIV
Lake Talquin Ochlockonee River ⓘ