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water hammer

pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly
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Summary

water hammer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (863 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • water hammer is a type of shock wave[2].
  • water hammer's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[3].
  • water hammer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[4].

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Definition and Type

water hammer is a type of shock wave[2].

Influence

Things named for water hammer include Watson's it pulse[5], a clinical sign[6].

Why It Matters

water hammer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (863 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Entities named for it include Watson's it pulse[5], a clinical sign[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2357828
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → shock wave
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007551276505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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