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central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
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axle

Summary

axle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • axle is a type of machine element[2].
  • axle is part of wheel and axle[3].
  • axle's Commons category is recorded as Axles[4].
  • axle's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[5].
  • axle's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • axle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • axle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • axle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

axle is a type of machine element[2].

Use and Application

axle is part of wheel and axle[3].

Influence

Things named for axle include axle counter[10], an electronic component[11].

Why It Matters

axle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).[1] axle has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] axle is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for axle include axle counter[10], an electronic component[11].

Related Entities

axle counter

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → wheel and axle
    Subclass of → machine element
    Part of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16755, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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