عود ثقاب

Also known as matchstick, sulfur match, sulphur match, safety match, match stick

thumb|Igniting a match on the striking strip of a matchbox

AI overview

A match is a small stick with a chemical coating on its tip that ignites when struck against a rough surface, producing a flame for starting fires. Matches have been an important tool throughout history for reliably creating fire, making them useful for lighting candles, stoves, and other purposes before modern conveniences like lighters and electricity became widespread.

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Within Vinony's link graph, عود ثقاب is referenced by 474 other articles, and connects out to lighter, gum arabic and white phosphorus.

It sits within the topics Camping equipment, Chinese inventions and English inventions.

Its subject is documented across 113 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

UK legislation.short_title: White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act 1908
UK legislation.type: Act
UK legislation.parliament: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK legislation.long_title: An Act to prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, and Importation of Matches made with White Phosphorus, and for other purposes in connection therewith.
UK legislation.year: 1908
UK legislation.citation: 8 Edw. 7. c. 42
UK legislation.territorial_extent: United Kingdom
UK legislation.royal_assent: 21 December 1908
UK legislation.commencement: 1 January 1910
UK legislation.repeal_date: 1 July 1938
UK legislation.repealing_legislation: Factories Act 1937
UK legislation.status: Repealed
UK legislation.original_text: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/42/contents/enacted
UK legislation.use_new_UK LEG: no
UK legislation.collapsed: yes

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: disposable product
Image: Streichholz.jpg
Has use: firelighting

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Commons gallery: Match
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103696107-n
Commons category: Matches
topic's main category: Category:Matches
different from: electric match

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Article · العربية

عُوُدُ ثِقاب هو عود صغير يكون من الخشب عادةً يحمل في أحد أطرافه رأساً من مادة كيميائية سريعة الاشتعال تكفي لإحداث شعلة نار لبضعة ثواني، يصبح بعد ذلك العود غير صالح للاستعمال. تعد الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية المنتج الرئيسي لعود الثقاب في العالم، كما أن كلاً من فرنسا، الاتحاد السوفياتي (سابقاً) والسويد لها مصانع ضخمة لإنتاج أعواد الثقاب. وقد اخترعت أعواد الثقاب في أوائل القرن التاسع عشر الميلادي واعتبرت أول طريقة رخيصة ميسرة لإشعال النار.

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