Thunder
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Thunder is the explosive sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt during a storm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thunder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081247 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thunder Context triple: [ORP Grom, nameMeaning, Thunder]
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A.
Thunder
"Thunder" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released as a single from her second studio album "Alive."
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B.
Thunder
Thunder is the popular nickname for Thunder Over Louisville, a large annual fireworks and airshow event that serves as the kickoff to the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
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C.
Thunder
"Thunder" is a 2017 pop-rock song by Imagine Dragons known for its minimalist production, heavy percussion, and anthemic, self-empowerment lyrics.
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D.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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E.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is the famous nickname of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, highlighting his exceptional speed and dominance in track and field.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thunder Target entity description: Thunder is the explosive sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt during a storm.
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A.
Thunder
"Thunder" is a pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released as a single from her second studio album "Alive."
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B.
Thunder
Thunder is the popular nickname for Thunder Over Louisville, a large annual fireworks and airshow event that serves as the kickoff to the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
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C.
Thunder
"Thunder" is a 2017 pop-rock song by Imagine Dragons known for its minimalist production, heavy percussion, and anthemic, self-empowerment lyrics.
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D.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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E.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is the famous nickname of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, highlighting his exceptional speed and dominance in track and field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atmospheric phenomenon
ⓘ
sound ⓘ |
| canBeHeardUpTo |
about 10 miles
ⓘ
about 16 kilometers ⓘ |
| canCause | fear of storms ⓘ |
| canHaveDurationUpTo | several minutes (for rolling thunder) ⓘ |
| canTrigger | startle response ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
symbol of divine voice
ⓘ
symbol of power ⓘ symbol of war ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRoot | Old English þunor ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalNature | sound wave ⓘ |
| hasRiskAssociation | nearby lightning hazard ⓘ |
| hasTypicalDuration | a few seconds ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
clap of thunder
ⓘ
peal of thunder ⓘ rolling thunder ⓘ |
| indicates | presence of lightning ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
cumulonimbus clouds
ⓘ
hail ⓘ heavy rain ⓘ lightning strikes ⓘ severe weather ⓘ tornadoes ⓘ |
| isAudibleTo |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| isCausedBy |
lightning
ⓘ
rapid expansion of air ⓘ |
| isDepictedIn |
literature
ⓘ
music ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| isPerceivedAfter | lightning flash ⓘ |
| isProducedBy |
shock wave in air
ⓘ
sudden heating of air ⓘ |
| isRelatedToDeity |
Indra
ⓘ
Jupiter ⓘ Perun ⓘ Thor ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| isSlowerThan | light ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
acoustics
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ |
| isUsedMetaphoricallyFor |
anger
ⓘ
divine wrath ⓘ loud noise ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
electrical storm
ⓘ
thunderstorm ⓘ |
| propagatesAs | longitudinal wave ⓘ |
| propagatesThrough | air ⓘ |
| propagationSpeed | speed of sound in air ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Thunder Description of subject: Thunder is the explosive sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt during a storm.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.