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heavy metal

loosely defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties
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heavy metal

Summary

heavy metal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • heavy metal is a type of chemical element[2].
  • heavy metal is a type of metal[3].
  • heavy metal's Commons category is recorded as Heavy metals[4].
  • heavy metal is the opposite of light metal[5].
  • heavy metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heavy metals[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chemical element[2] and metal[3]. heavy metal is the opposite of light metal[5].

Why It Matters

heavy metal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Beaucroissant

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . 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. 20h ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004308-tezke-kovy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0004308-tezke-kovy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  2. 26d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Heavy metals
    Subclass of → —
    Opposite of → light metal
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1636, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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