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melting point

temperature at which a solid turns liquid
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melting point
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Summary

melting point is a thermal property[1]. It draws 4,301 Wikipedia views per month (thermal property category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: temperature[3]
  • Commons category: Melting point[4]
  • Partially coincident with: freezing point[5]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2101[6]
  • Different from: freezing point[7], enthalpy of fusion[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]
  • Less than: boiling point[10]

Why It Matters

melting point has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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