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spandex

elastic synthetic fiber
Product synthetic_fiber Q330262
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Summary

spandex is a synthetic fiber[1]. spandex draws 4,547 Wikipedia views per month (synthetic fiber category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: elastomer[3]
  • Made from material: polyurethane[4]
  • Subclass of: fiber[5]
  • Commons category: Spandex[6]
  • Described by source: Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[7]

Why It Matters

spandex has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] spandex is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_spandex_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{spandex}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/spandex}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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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. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fiber
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles
    P14470 → Objects/Spandex
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Objects/Spandex, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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