describes

P264
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

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All labels observed (64)

Label Occurrences
defines 29,662
describes canonical 19,259
portrays 17,734

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: describes
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides an explanation, representation, or account of another entity or concept.

Sample triples (81,936)

Subject Object
As We May Think Memex ⓘ
linked to: As We May Think
Docuverse
linked to: docuverse
Ted Nelson via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
The Town of Homes the suburban character of Belmont, Massachusetts ⓘ
The Town of Homes the residential focus of Belmont, Massachusetts ⓘ
The Town of Homes the neighborhood living in Belmont, Massachusetts ⓘ
All Hail to Massachusetts Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts
Man-Computer Symbiosis limitations of batch processing computing ⓘ
Man-Computer Symbiosis potential of interactive time-shared computers ⓘ
California poppy Adelbert von Chamisso via predicate surface "describedBy" ⓘ
I Love You, California mountains of California ⓘ
I Love You, California valleys of California ⓘ
I Love You, California seashore of California ⓘ
I Love You, California flowers of California ⓘ
United States Constitution powers of Congress via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
United States Constitution powers of the President via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
United States Constitution powers of the federal judiciary via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias future encyclopedias ⓘ
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias highly interconnected knowledge systems ⓘ
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias dynamically organized knowledge ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Phillips process quantum mechanical treatment of deuteron breakup in Coulomb field via predicate surface "hasTheoreticalDescription" ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Snyder model gravitational collapse ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Snyder model collapse of a massive star ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Snyder model formation of a black hole ⓘ
Oppenheimer–Snyder model collapse of a pressureless dust sphere ⓘ
The Essence of Security U.S. nuclear weapons policy during the Cold War ⓘ
The Essence of Security role of nuclear deterrence in U.S. strategy ⓘ
The Essence of Security relationship between military power and political objectives ⓘ
The Essence of Security limits of military force in achieving security ⓘ
The Essence of Security need for arms control and international cooperation ⓘ
The Essence of Security concept of mutual deterrence ⓘ
The Essence of Security risk of nuclear war through miscalculation ⓘ
Literary Machines Project Xanadu ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act structure of the District of Columbia government via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act powers of the Mayor of the District of Columbia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act powers of the Council of the District of Columbia via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie's early life in Scotland ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie's immigration to the United States ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie's work in the railroad industry ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie the growth of Carnegie's steel business ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie the sale of Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie the creation of U.S. Steel ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie's philosophy of wealth ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie's philanthropic activities ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie's belief in using wealth for the public good via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie's views on education and libraries via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie's views on peace and international arbitration via predicate surface "explains" ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie as a self-made man via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Carnegie as a philanthropist via predicate surface "portrays" ⓘ
IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network protocols via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ
IEEE 802.11 MAC layer for wireless LAN via predicate surface "defines" ⓘ