wall

vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area
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wall

Summary

wall ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,615 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wall is a type of architectural structure[2].
  • wall is a type of structural support[3].
  • wall is a type of fencing structure[4].
  • wall is a type of separation barrier[5].
  • wall is part of house[6].
  • wall is part of building[7].
  • wall is part of fortification[8].
  • wall's Commons category is recorded as Walls[9].
  • wall's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walls[10].
  • wall's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as barrier=wall[11].
  • wall's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as support=wall[12].
  • wall's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13].
  • wall's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • wall's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • wall's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • wall's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[17].
  • wall's has contributing factor is recorded as group of humans[18].
  • wall's has contributing factor is recorded as Animalia[19].
  • wall's has contributing factor is recorded as precipitation[20].
  • wall's has contributing factor is recorded as dust[21].
  • wall's has contributing factor is recorded as air current[22].
  • wall's different from is recorded as wall[23].
  • wall's connects with is recorded as mawaribuchi[24].
  • wall's connects with is recorded as built-in furniture[25].
  • wall's connects with is recorded as baseboard[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure[2], structural support[3], fencing structure[4], and separation barrier[5].

Use and Application

Part of include house[6], a type of building[27]; building[7]; and fortification[8].

Influence

Things named for wall include Filfola lizard[28], a taxon[29] and Muro[30], a software[31].

Why It Matters

wall ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,615 views/month).[1] wall has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] wall is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for wall include Filfola lizard[28], a taxon[29] and Muro[30], a software[31].

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.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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