reciprocating engine

engine utilising one or more reciprocating pistons
Thing engine_class Q630010
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reciprocating engine

Summary

reciprocating engine is an engine class[1]. It draws 1,084 Wikipedia views per month (engine_class category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • reciprocating engine's instance of is recorded as engine class[3].
  • reciprocating engine is a type of piston engine[4].
  • reciprocating engine's Commons category is recorded as Piston engines[5].
  • reciprocating engine comprises cylinder block[6].
  • reciprocating engine comprises piston[7].
  • reciprocating engine comprises cylinder head[8].
  • reciprocating engine comprises head gasket[9].
  • reciprocating engine comprises poppet valve[10].
  • reciprocating engine comprises valve guide[11].
  • reciprocating engine comprises valve seat[12].
  • reciprocating engine comprises spark plug[13].
  • reciprocating engine comprises camshaft[14].
  • reciprocating engine comprises connecting rod[15].
  • reciprocating engine's topic has template is recorded as Q25742811[16].
  • reciprocating engine's properties for this type is recorded as P1002[17].
  • reciprocating engine's properties for this type is recorded as P1078[18].
  • reciprocating engine's properties for this type is recorded as P1247[19].

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Definition and Type

reciprocating engine's instance of is recorded as engine class[3]. It is a type of piston engine[4].

Use and Application

Components include cylinder block[6], a physical technological component[20]; piston[7]; cylinder head[8]; head gasket[9], a gasket[21]; poppet valve[10]; and valve guide[11], a machine element[22].

Why It Matters

reciprocating engine draws 1,084 Wikipedia views per month (engine_class category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Instance of
    Subclass of piston engine
    Instance of engine class
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4770, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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