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navigational instrument

instruments used to ascertain the present position, speed, rotation, ... of a vehicle
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Summary

navigational instrument ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: measuring instrument[2]
  • Part of: vehicle[3]
  • Has use: navigation[4]
  • Commons category: Navigational equipment[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Navigational equipment[6]

Why It Matters

navigational instrument has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

navigation

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). navigational instrument. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/navigational-instrument
MLA “navigational instrument.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 19 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/navigational-instrument.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_navigational-instrument_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{navigational instrument}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/navigational-instrument}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-19}}
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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. 1d ago · Caterina Sansone · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'is', 'nl', 'ro', 'sv', 'uk']
    Bncf thesaurus id → 24797
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bncf thesaurus id: 24797"
  2. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → vehicle
    Has use → navigation
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → measuring instrument
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 13769, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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