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opposed-piston engine

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opposed-piston engine

Summary

opposed-piston engine is an engine configuration[1]. It draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (engine_configuration category, ranking #12 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • opposed-piston engine's instance of is recorded as engine configuration[3].
  • opposed-piston engine is a type of reciprocating engine[4].
  • opposed-piston engine is a type of combustion engine[5].
  • opposed-piston engine's Commons category is recorded as Opposed piston engines[6].
  • opposed-piston engine's properties for this type is recorded as P1100[7].
  • opposed-piston engine's properties for this type is recorded as P1002[8].

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Definition and Type

opposed-piston engine's instance of is recorded as engine configuration[3]. Recorded subclass of include reciprocating engine[4] and combustion engine[5].

Why It Matters

opposed-piston engine draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (engine_configuration category, ranking #12 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → engine configuration
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → reciprocating engine, combustion engine
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007552371005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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