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cloud condensation nucleus

small particle (typically 0.2 µm) on which water vapor condenses
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Summary

cloud condensation nucleus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cloud condensation nucleus is a type of atmospheric aerosol particle[2].
  • cloud condensation nucleus is part of air[3].
  • cloud condensation nucleus is part of cloud[4].
  • cloud condensation nucleus's P14541 is recorded as 4eEZln[5].

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Definition and Type

cloud condensation nucleus is a type of atmospheric aerosol particle[2].

Use and Application

Part of include air[3], a gas[6] and cloud[4], a type of meteorological phenomenon[7].

Why It Matters

cloud condensation nucleus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Putnik · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → kondensacijos-branduoliai
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: kondensacijos-branduoliai"
  2. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 31
    Environment ontology id → 01000912
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Environment ontology id: 01000912, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143355512|cloud condensation nucleus (#143355512)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4eEZln
    Part of → air, cloud
    Part of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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