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thermocline

distinct layer in a large body of fluid in which temperature changes more rapidly with depth than it does in the layers above or below
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thermocline

Summary

thermocline ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thermocline is a type of cline[2].
  • thermocline's Commons category is recorded as Thermoclines[3].
  • thermocline's partially coincident with is recorded as metalimnion[4].
  • thermocline's P14541 is recorded as xsTD4[5].

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Definition and Type

thermocline is a type of cline[2].

Why It Matters

thermocline ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[1] thermocline has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] thermocline is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). thermocline. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thermocline
MLA “thermocline.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 5 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/thermocline.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thermocline_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{thermocline}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thermocline}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
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Edit History

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. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'e
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2888]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002269"
  2. 6w ago · Higa4 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Sonicspeed under the water chart J.PNG
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Sonicspeed_under_the_water_chart_J.PNG"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → xsTD4
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → cline
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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