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birefringence

optical phenomenon
Event refraction Q108779
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Summary

birefringence is a refraction[1]. birefringence draws 3,264 Wikipedia views per month (refraction category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: optical property[3]
  • Commons category: Birefringence[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Birefringence[5]
  • Commons gallery: Birefringence[6]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080093[10]
  • P14541: 4WXgbR[11]
  • P14852: 0000295[12]

Why It Matters

birefringence has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] birefringence is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q141572184. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). birefringence. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/birefringence
MLA “birefringence.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/birefringence.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_birefringence_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{birefringence}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/birefringence}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

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. 18d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080093
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'e
    Subclass of → optical property
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080093"
  2. 26d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14852 → 0000295
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14852: 0000295"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4WXgbR
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → refraction
    Topic's main category → Category:Birefringence
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007529460805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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