kiln

Summary

kiln ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (810 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• kiln is a type of oven^[2].
• kiln is a type of architectural structure^[3].
• kiln is part of pottery^[4].
• kiln is part of glass working^[5].
• kiln's Commons category is recorded as Kilns^[6].
• kiln's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 6000 BC^[7].
• kiln's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kilns^[8].
• kiln's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=kiln^[9].
• kiln's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• kiln's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[11].
• kiln's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4^[12].
• kiln's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include oven^[2] and architectural structure^[3].

Use and Application

Part of include pottery^[4], a visual arts technique^[14] and glass working^[5], a handicraft^[15].

Influence

Things named for kiln include Kaminaria^[16], a community of Cyprus Republic^[17], in Cyprus^[18].

Why It Matters

kiln ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (810 views/month).^[1] kiln has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] kiln is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for kiln include Kaminaria^[16], a community of Cyprus Republic^[17], in Cyprus^[18].