bowling ball

hard, spherical ball used to hit bowling pins in the sport of bowling
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bowling ball

Summary

bowling ball ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (903 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • bowling ball is a type of sports equipment[2].
  • bowling ball is a type of ball[3].
  • bowling ball is a type of bowling equipment[4].
  • bowling ball's Commons category is recorded as Bowling balls[5].
  • bowling ball's sport is recorded as bowling[6].
  • bowling ball's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2.72'}[7].
  • bowling ball's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+7.26'}[8].
  • bowling ball's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+21.59'}[9].
  • bowling ball's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+21.83'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sports equipment[2], ball[3], and bowling equipment[4].

Why It Matters

bowling ball ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (903 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 2d ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+21.59'}, {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+21.83'}
    Subclass of
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Concept", "BowlingBall::fy69r"]
    Aliases
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Concept", "BowlingBall::fy69r"], Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/55063116|bowling ball (#55063116)]] for {{P|4839}}"
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