torch
stick with a flaming end used as a source of light
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Summary
torch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: portable light source[2], product[3]
- Has use: lighting[4], fire[5]
- Commons category: Torches[6]
- Has part(s): flame[7]
- Start time: -25000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Torches[9]
- Commons gallery: Torch[10]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Pauly–Wissowa[17]
- Partially coincident with: incendiary weapon[18]
- Has effect: lighting[19]
- Has characteristic: portable object[20]
- Different from: blowtorch[21], flashlight[22]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04456115-n[23], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/104392467-n[24]
- Symbolizes: Age of Enlightenment[25]
Why It Matters
torch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] torch is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]