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
Chapel Rock wind erosion ⓘ
Chapel Rock weathering ⓘ
Proto-Polynesian language comparative method via predicate surface "reconstructedBy" ⓘ
Nauset Spit longshore sediment transport ⓘ
Nauset Spit wave action ⓘ
Nauset Spit tidal processes ⓘ
West Fourth Street–Washington Square Independent Subway System (IND) via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: Independent Subway System
Tver Karelia Karelian resettlements ⓘ
Tver Karelia migration of Karelians from northern homelands ⓘ
Puffing Billy locomotive
surface form: Puffing Billy
William Hedley via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Puffing Billy locomotive
surface form: Puffing Billy
Timothy Hackworth via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Puffing Billy locomotive
surface form: Puffing Billy
Jonathan Forster via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Odysseus impact basin impact event via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Canary hotspot volcanic system Canary Islands via predicate surface "responsibleForForming" ⓘ
Royal Palaces of Abomey Fon people via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Leaning Tower of Niles Robert Ilg via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Andean foreland Andean uplift ⓘ
Andean foreland erosion of the Andes Mountains ⓘ
Andean foreland flexural subsidence of the South American Plate ⓘ
Osario pyramid Maya peoples via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Daulatabad Fort Yadava kingdom via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: Yadava dynasty
Lark Force Australian Army ⓘ
Territory of New Guinea Territory of New Guinea via predicate surface "formedEntityWith" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Bent’s Fort, Colorado Pacific Fur Company via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: Bent, St. Vrain & Company
Monteregian Hills igneous intrusion ⓘ
Lava Butte Strombolian eruptions ⓘ
Findel Glacier accumulation and compaction of snow ⓘ
Ceylon Defence Force Government of British India ⓘ
surface form: British colonial government
Acropolis
surface form: Acropolis of Copán
Maya of Copán via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Cueva de los Verdes lava flow ⓘ
Cueva de los Verdes cooling and solidification of lava surface with flowing lava interior via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Joint Task Force higher military authority via predicate surface "isFormedBy" ⓘ
Joint Task Force joint force commander via predicate surface "isFormedBy" ⓘ
Department of National Defense (Philippines) Department of National Defense via predicate surface "formedAs" ⓘ
17th Lancers 17th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons via predicate surface "formedAs" ⓘ
Folsom Lake impoundment of the American River ⓘ
Lal Bahadur Shastri Sagar Almatti Dam ⓘ
Space Florida Florida ⓘ
surface form: State of Florida
Space Florida Florida Legislature ⓘ
Shanghai Shendi Group consortium of Shanghai-based state-owned enterprises via predicate surface "formedAs" ⓘ
Proto-Bisayan comparative method via predicate surface "reconstructedBy" ⓘ
Governor's Palace
surface form: Governor's Palace (Williamsburg)
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation via predicate surface "reconstructedBy" ⓘ
Civil War Defenses of Washington United States Department of War via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
surface form: United States War Department
Barro Colorado Island flooding of the Chagres River valley ⓘ
صخور الروشة التعرية البحرية via predicate surface "formationProcess" ⓘ
Elias Ashmole Ashmolean Museum via predicate surface "collectionFormedBasisOf" ⓘ
Nabesna River (portion)
surface form: Nabesna River
glacial meltwater via predicate surface "fedBy" ⓘ
Wat Chedi Luang King Saen Muang Ma via predicate surface "builtBy" ⓘ
Zemu Glacier snow and ice from Kangchenjunga and surrounding peaks via predicate surface "fedBy" ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia land component of South East Asia Command via predicate surface "formedAs" ⓘ