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dowsing

pseudoscientific attempts to locate underground objects
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dowsing

Summary

dowsing is a technique[1]. dowsing has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • dowsing's instance of is recorded as technique[3].
  • dowsing is a type of radiesthesia[4].
  • dowsing's Commons category is recorded as Dowsing[5].
  • dowsing's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • dowsing's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[7].
  • dowsing's practiced by is recorded as dowser[8].

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Definition and Type

dowsing's instance of is recorded as technique[3]. dowsing is a type of radiesthesia[4].

Why It Matters

dowsing has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] dowsing is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Ske · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → radiesthesia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q2147360]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → radiesthesia
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007557947705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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