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electrical filament

small thin wire part of incandescent light bulbs that produces light
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electrical filament

Summary

electrical filament ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electrical filament is made of tungsten[2].
  • electrical filament is a type of wire[3].
  • electrical filament is a type of electrical load[4].
  • electrical filament is a type of power resistor[5].
  • electrical filament is a type of light-emitting component[6].
  • electrical filament is part of incandescent light bulb[7].
  • electrical filament's Commons category is recorded as Light bulb filaments[8].
  • electrical filament's partially coincident with is recorded as heating element[9].
  • electrical filament's partially coincident with is recorded as fuse[10].
  • electrical filament's shape is recorded as coiled coil[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include wire[3], electrical load[4], power resistor[5], and light-emitting component[6].

Use and Application

electrical filament is part of incandescent light bulb[7].

Why It Matters

electrical filament ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 841-24-27, 845-28-002, 845-08-02
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