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induction coil

type of electrical transformer used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage direct current (DC) supply
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induction coil

Summary

induction coil ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • induction coil is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff[2].
  • Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff is named after induction coil[3].
  • induction coil is a type of transformer[4].
  • induction coil's Commons category is recorded as Induction coils[5].
  • induction coil's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • induction coil's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • induction coil's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • induction coil's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].

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Definition and Type

induction coil is a type of transformer[4].

Origins

Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff is named after induction coil[3].

Why It Matters

induction coil ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 48xddn
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    Discoverer or inventor → Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
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