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centrifuge

device for rotating containers about a fixed axis and separating materials in said containers by mass inertia
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Summary

centrifuge ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,658 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: machine[2], laboratory equipment[3]
  • Has use: centrifugation[4]
  • Commons category: Centrifuges[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Centrifuges[6]
  • Commons gallery: Centrifuge[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Different from: Q16615560[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[12]

Why It Matters

centrifuge has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] centrifuge is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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