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transform boundary

plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
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transform boundary

Summary

transform boundary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • transform boundary is a type of fault[2].
  • transform boundary is a type of plate boundary[3].
  • transform boundary is a type of geological process[4].
  • transform boundary is part of plate tectonics[5].
  • transform boundary's Commons category is recorded as Transform faults[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include fault[2], plate boundary[3], and geological process[4].

Use and Application

transform boundary is part of plate tectonics[5].

Why It Matters

transform boundary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_transform-boundary_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{transform boundary}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/transform-boundary}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-06}}
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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. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Environment ontology id → 01001101
    Subclass of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', '
    Subclass of → fault, plate boundary, geological process
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3859]]: 01001101, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143355701|transform plate boundary (#143355701)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Enviro"
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