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 |
|---|---|
| Carnegie Hero Fund | formal nomination and investigation process ⓘ |
| Judaism | tallit via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Judaism | tefillin via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Judaism | mezuzah via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Judaism | kippah via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ |
| Home Owners' Loan Corporation | federally backed mortgage refinancing via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Ordinary People | piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | international human rights treaties ⓘ |
| Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| English merchants of the Company of Adventurers | chartered company structure via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| SOFIA airborne observatory operations | 2.5-meter infrared telescope ⓘ |
|
Magellan Echellette Spectrograph
linked to:
Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
|
CCD via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| UNECE Inland Transport Committee | UN transport conventions ⓘ |
| UNECE Inland Transport Committee | international agreements ⓘ |
| UNECE Inland Transport Committee | technical regulations ⓘ |
| UNECE Inland Transport Committee | standards ⓘ |
| UNECE Inland Transport Committee | policy recommendations ⓘ |
| Office of Protected Resources | regulations and permits ⓘ |
| Office of Protected Resources | scientific assessments ⓘ |
| Office of Protected Resources | recovery plans ⓘ |
| United States House leadership | House rules ⓘ |
| United States House leadership | party rules and conference or caucus rules ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | tax credits ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | direct subsidies ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | housing vouchers ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | loan guarantees ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | zoning regulation ⓘ |
| United States housing policy | rent regulation ⓘ |
| LHCb | Large Hadron Collider via predicate surface "usesAccelerator" ⓘ |
| TOTEM |
LHC
via predicate surface "usesAccelerator"
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Hadron Collider
|
| MoEDAL | nuclear track detectors via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| MoEDAL | trapping detectors via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| MoEDAL | timepix pixel detectors via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ |
| NA62 | Super Proton Synchrotron via predicate surface "usesAccelerator" ⓘ |
| COMPASS | Super Proton Synchrotron via predicate surface "usesAccelerator" ⓘ |
| Heaven and Hell (Vangelis) | synthesizer ⓘ |
| Heaven and Hell (Vangelis) | piano ⓘ |
| Heaven and Hell (Vangelis) | percussion ⓘ |
| Heaven and Hell (Vangelis) | orchestra ⓘ |
| Office of the Chief of Staff | scheduling systems for the President ⓘ |
| Office of the Chief of Staff | internal White House coordination mechanisms ⓘ |
| LHCf |
LHC
via predicate surface "usesAccelerator"
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Hadron Collider
|
| Michelson–Morley experiment | Michelson interferometer via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Yo-Yo Ma | cello via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Pan troglodytes | true via predicate surface "usesTools" ⓘ |
| Stay With You | vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Stay With You | piano via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Office of National AIDS Policy | federal interagency coordination ⓘ |
| Office of National AIDS Policy | national strategic planning ⓘ |
| Office of National AIDS Policy | policy guidance to federal agencies ⓘ |