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electromagnetic wave

synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields
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electromagnetic wave

Summary

electromagnetic wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electromagnetic wave is made of electromagnetic field[2].
  • electromagnetic wave is a type of wave[3].
  • electromagnetic wave is a type of electromagnetic radiation[4].
  • electromagnetic wave's Commons category is recorded as Electromagnetic waves[5].
  • electromagnetic wave's said to be the same as is recorded as electromagnetic radiation[6].
  • electromagnetic wave comprises magnetic field[7].
  • electromagnetic wave comprises electric field[8].
  • electromagnetic wave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electromagnetic waves[9].
  • electromagnetic wave's facet of is recorded as electromagnetic radiation[10].
  • electromagnetic wave's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • electromagnetic wave's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include wave[3] and electromagnetic radiation[4].

Use and Application

Components include magnetic field[7] and electric field[8], a mathematical expression[13].

Why It Matters

electromagnetic wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001826-elektromagneticke-vlny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0001826-elektromagneticke-vlny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 9w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → wave, electromagnetic radiation
    Has part(s) → magnetic field, electric field
    Topic's main category → Category:Electromagnetic waves
    Said to be the same as → electromagnetic radiation
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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