loading...| Preferred Name |
specifically dependent continuant |
| Synonyms |
mode |
| Definitions |
A continuant that inheres in or is borne by other entities. Every instance of A requires some specific instance of B which must always be the same. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000020 |
| alternative term |
mode property trope |
| definition |
A continuant that inheres in or is borne by other entities. Every instance of A requires some specific instance of B which must always be the same. |
| editor preferred term |
specifically dependent continuant |
| example of usage |
the liquidity of blood the role of being a doctor the disposition of fish to decay the smell of mozzarella the color of a tomato the mass of a cloud the function of the heart in the body: to pump blood, to receive de-oxygenated and oxygenated blood, etc. |
| label |
specifically dependent continuant |
| prefixIRI |
BFO:0000020 |
| prefLabel |
specifically dependent continuant |
| subClassOf |