electric motor

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electric motor

Summary

electric motor ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,592 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electric motor is a type of engine[2].
  • electric motor is a type of electric machine[3].
  • electric motor is part of tram[4].
  • electric motor is used for starter[5].
  • electric motor is used for mechanical fan[6].
  • electric motor is used for electric vehicle[7].
  • electric motor is used for toy[8].
  • electric motor is used for electrical appliance[9].
  • electric motor is used for model building[10].
  • electric motor's Commons category is recorded as Electric motors[11].
  • electric motor's powered by is recorded as inductor[12].
  • electric motor's powered by is recorded as magnet[13].
  • electric motor's powered by is recorded as electrical energy[14].
  • electric motor comprises brush[15].
  • electric motor comprises rotor[16].
  • electric motor comprises stator[17].
  • electric motor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1834[18].
  • electric motor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electric motors[19].
  • electric motor's Commons gallery is recorded as Electric motor[20].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[25].
  • electric motor's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include engine[2] and electric machine[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include starter[5], mechanical fan[6], electric vehicle[7], toy[8], electrical appliance[9], and model building[10]. Components include brush[15], a machine element[27]; rotor[16], a machine element[28]; and stator[17], a type of machine element[29]. electric motor is part of tram[4].

Why It Matters

electric motor ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,592 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Has parts
    Powered by inductor, magnet, electrical energy
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17420, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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