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metal detector

electronic instrument which detects the presence of metal nearby
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Summary

metal detector is a physical tool[1]. It draws 1,771 Wikipedia views per month (physical tool category, ranking #10 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: detector[3]
  • Has use: metal detecting[4]
  • Commons category: Metal detectors[5]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1874[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Metal detecting[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[8]
  • Uses: metal detection[9]

Why It Matters

metal detector has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bar', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Has use → metal detecting
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Has use: metal detecting, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect metal detecting → metal detecting ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q111047657_Q1"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001531-detektory-kovu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0001531-detektory-kovu, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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