bearing

machine element which constrains relative movement to the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts
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bearing

Summary

bearing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,459 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • bearing is a type of machine element[2].
  • bearing is a type of connector[3].
  • bearing is a type of product[4].
  • bearing is used for physical interface[5].
  • bearing's Commons category is recorded as Bearings[6].
  • bearing comprises rolling-element bearing[7].
  • bearing comprises plain bearing[8].
  • bearing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bearings (mechanical)[9].
  • bearing's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • bearing's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • bearing's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • bearing's different from is recorded as Q9394452[13].
  • bearing's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machine element[2], connector[3], and product[4].

Use and Application

bearing is used for physical interface[5]. Components include rolling-element bearing[7] and plain bearing[8].

Why It Matters

bearing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,459 views/month).[1] bearing has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] bearing is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · O Breixo · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 179250
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 179250"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0298538-loziska-strojirenstvi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0298538-loziska-strojirenstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → rolling-element bearing, plain bearing
    Subclass of → machine element, connector, product
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10367, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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