lava flow

subclass of volcanic phenomenon
Thing type_of_physical_object Q2512740
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Summary

lava flow is a type of physical object[1]. It draws 867 Wikipedia views per month (type of physical object category, ranking #1,837 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: volcanic eruption[3]
  • Commons category: Lava flows[4]
  • Has cause: effusive eruption[5], material flow[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lava flows[7]
  • Facet of: lava[8]
  • Has effect: volcanic landform[9]
  • Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Lava_Flow[10]
  • Properties for this type: P186[11], P571[12], P2647[13], P3896[14], P2046[15], P585[16], P18[17]

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Influence

Things named for lava flow include Rhyacian[18], a period[19] and it[20], a programming anti-pattern[21].

Why It Matters

lava flow has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include Rhyacian[18], a period[19] and it[20], a programming anti-pattern[21].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q141222183. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lava flow. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow
MLA “lava flow.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lava-flow_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lava flow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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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. 3h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 19
    Environment ontology id → 01000730
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Lava_Flow
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ast', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fr', 'ja', 'ka', 'kk',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Environment ontology id: 01000438"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Properties for this type → P186, P571, P2647 +4
    Subclass of → volcanic eruption
    Instance of → type of physical object
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: volcanic eruption"
  3. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of physical object
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: type of stream (flowing liquid)"
  4. 17w ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has effect → volcanic landform
    Facet of → lava
    Subclass of → volcanic eruption
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12825874 */"
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