odor

Summary

odor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• odor is a type of physical phenomenon^[2].
• odor is part of sense of smell^[3].
• odor's Commons category is recorded as Odors^[4].
• odor's said to be the same as is recorded as gandha^[5].
• odor's has cause is recorded as aroma compound^[6].
• odor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Odor^[7].
• odor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• odor's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[9].
• odor's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5872^[10].
• odor's different from is recorded as flavour^[11].
• odor's different from is recorded as flavoring^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

odor is a type of physical phenomenon^[2].

Use and Application

odor is part of sense of smell^[3].

Influence

Things named for odor include osmium^[13], a chemical element^[14] and Furano^[15], a city of Japan^[16], in Japan^[17], founded in 1966^[18].

Why It Matters

odor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (889 views/month).^[1] odor has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] odor is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for odor include osmium^[13], a chemical element^[14] and Furano^[15], a city of Japan^[16], in Japan^[17], founded in 1966^[18].