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optical instrument

instrument using light waves for image viewing
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optical instrument
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optical instrument

Summary

optical instrument has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • optical instrument's field of work was optics[2].
  • optical instrument is a type of optical system[3].
  • optical instrument is a type of camera and optics product[4].
  • optical instrument's Commons category is recorded as Optical devices[5].
  • optical instrument's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Optical instruments[6].
  • optical instrument's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Optical devices[7].
  • optical instrument's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • optical instrument's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • optical instrument's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • optical instrument's different from is recorded as optical component[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include optical system[3] and camera and optics product[4].

Why It Matters

optical instrument has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 18d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 95DEH
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  2. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0212786-opticke-pristroje
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0212786-opticke-pristroje, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → optical component
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → optical system, camera and optics product
    Local thumb → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3023, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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