amalgam

Summary

amalgam ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• amalgam is a type of alloy^[2].
• amalgam's Commons category is recorded as Amalgam^[3].
• amalgam comprises mercury^[4].
• amalgam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amalgams^[5].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[6].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[7].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition^[11].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• amalgam's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[14].
• amalgam's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].
• amalgam's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/amalgam.html^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

amalgam is a type of alloy^[2].

Use and Application

amalgam comprises mercury^[4].

Influence

Things named for amalgam include leadamalgam^[17], a mineral species^[18].

Why It Matters

amalgam ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).^[1] amalgam has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] amalgam is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for amalgam include leadamalgam^[17], a mineral species^[18].