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transportation device (TransportationDevice)

A TransportationDevice is a Device which serves as the instrument in a Transportation Process which carries the patient of the Process from one point to another.

Ontology

SUMO / OBJECTS

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  self connected object  
is subclass of
  corpuscular object  
is subclass of
  artifact  
is subclass of
  device  
is subclass of
  transportation device  

Coordinate term(s)

engineering component  machine  musical instrument  weapon 

Related WordNet synsets

conveyance, transport
something that serves as a means of transportation
conveyance is kind of (all)...   conveyance is kind of...   kinds of conveyance...   kinds of conveyance (all)...  
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Axioms (4)

transportation is internally related to transportation device. 
(relatedInternalConcept Transportation TransportationDevice)
If trans is an instance of transportation, then there exists transportation device device so that device is an instrument for trans. 
(=>
      (instance ?TRANS Transportation)
      (exists
            (?DEVICE)
            (and
                  (instance ?DEVICE TransportationDevice)
                  (instrument ?TRANS ?DEVICE))))
If steer is an instance of steering, then there exists transportation device vehicle so that vehicle is a patient of steer. 
(=>
      (instance ?STEER Steering)
      (exists
            (?VEHICLE)
            (and
                  (instance ?VEHICLE TransportationDevice)
                  (patient ?STEER ?VEHICLE))))
If device is an instance of transportation device, then device is capable to do transportation in role instrument. 
(=>
      (instance ?DEVICE TransportationDevice)
      (capability Transportation instrument ?DEVICE))