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interferometer

Summary

interferometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • interferometer is a type of optical instrument[2].
  • interferometer is a type of measuring instrument[3].
  • interferometer is used for interferometry[4].
  • interferometer's Commons category is recorded as Interferometers[5].
  • interferometer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interferometers[6].
  • interferometer's Commons gallery is recorded as Interferometer[7].
  • interferometer's product or material produced is recorded as interferogramm[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include optical instrument[2] and measuring instrument[3].

Use and Application

interferometer is used for interferometry[4].

Influence

Things named for interferometer include Gaia[9], a space telescope[10].

Why It Matters

interferometer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[1] interferometer has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] interferometer is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for interferometer include Gaia[9], a space telescope[10].

Related Entities

Gaia TianQin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interferometer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{interferometer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interferometer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → interferogramm
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → optical instrument, measuring instrument
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555514505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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