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resistance wire

wire with high resistivity used to create a resistor
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resistance wire

Summary

resistance wire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • resistance wire is made of nichrome[2].
  • resistance wire is made of Kanthal[3].
  • resistance wire is made of constantan[4].
  • resistance wire is made of Manganin[5].
  • resistance wire is a type of wire[6].
  • resistance wire is a type of alloy[7].
  • resistance wire is part of resistor[8].
  • resistance wire is used for resistor[9].
  • resistance wire is used for heating element[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include wire[6] and alloy[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include resistor[9] and heating element[10]. resistance wire is part of resistor[8].

Why It Matters

resistance wire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q119892838
    Made from material → nichrome, Kanthal, constantan +1
    Part of → resistor
    Part of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q119892838]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269337|batch #269337]]"
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