Vapor cone

condensation pattern in transonic flight
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Summary

Vapor cone is a physical phenomenon[1]. It draws 568 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #49 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vapor cone's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].
  • Ludwig Prandtl is named after Vapor cone[4].
  • Hermann Glauert is named after Vapor cone[5].
  • Vapor cone's Commons category is recorded as Aerodynamic condensation from shockwaves[6].
  • Vapor cone's facet of is recorded as sound barrier[7].
  • Vapor cone's shape is recorded as cone[8].

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Definition and Type

Vapor cone's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].

Origins

Things named after include Ludwig Prandtl[4], a physicist[9], 1875–1953[10], of Germany[11], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[12], specialised in physics[13] and Hermann Glauert[5], a mathematician[14], 1892–1934[15], of United Kingdom[16], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[17].

Why It Matters

Vapor cone draws 568 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #49 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [17] ↑ . 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. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vapor-cone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vapor cone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vapor-cone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 8w ago · Leon II · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Shape → cone
    Named after → Ludwig Prandtl, Hermann Glauert
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Named after: Ludwig Prandtl, Moving to Prandtl–Glauert singularity"
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