metal

element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat
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metal

Summary

metal ranks in the top 0.83% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,752 views/month, #647 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • metal is a type of malleable material[2].
  • metal is a type of metallic material[3].
  • metal is used for sculpture[4].
  • metal is used for building component[5].
  • metal is used for physical tool[6].
  • metal is used for equipment[7].
  • metal is used for work of art[8].
  • metal is used for bridge[9].
  • metal's Commons category is recorded as Metals[10].
  • metal comprises transition metal[11].
  • metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metals[12].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[18].
  • metal's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/metal[20].
  • metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/metals[21].
  • metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://engineering.stackexchange.com/tags/metals[22].
  • metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/tags/metal[23].
  • metal's has characteristic is recorded as metallic lustre[24].
  • metal's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000852[25].
  • metal's different from is recorded as metal[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include malleable material[2] and metallic material[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include sculpture[4], building component[5], physical tool[6], equipment[7], work of art[8], and bridge[9]. metal comprises transition metal[11].

Influence

Things named for metal include Metal[27], an element in Chinese astrology[28].

Why It Matters

metal ranks in the top 0.83% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,752 views/month, #647 of 77,819).[1] metal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] metal is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for metal include Metal[27], an element in Chinese astrology[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Q141572184. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. 7d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000852
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ann', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'a
    Sitelink count → 189
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000852"
  2. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → malleable material, metallic material
    Has use → sculpture, building component, physical tool +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q11422]]"
  3. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → malleable material, metallic material
    Has use → sculpture, building component, physical tool +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q37756]]"
  4. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → sculpture, building component, physical tool +3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q860861]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269302|batch #269302]]"
  5. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → malleable material, metallic material
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214609]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269133|batch #269133]]"
  6. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q320811
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q320811, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  7. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 10735
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 10735, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167482174|METALS (#167482174)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'"
  8. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → metals
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: metals, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948591|metals (#289948591)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  9. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0008302-kovy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008302-kovy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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