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drive shaft

mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation
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drive shaft

Summary

drive shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (821 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • drive shaft is a type of shaft[2].
  • drive shaft's Commons category is recorded as Driveshafts[3].
  • drive shaft comprises cardan shaft[4].
  • drive shaft's different from is recorded as marine drive shaft[5].

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Definition and Type

drive shaft is a type of shaft[2].

Use and Application

drive shaft comprises cardan shaft[4].

Why It Matters

drive shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (821 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). drive shaft. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/drive-shaft
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_drive-shaft_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{drive shaft}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/drive-shaft}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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  1. 4w ago · Higa4 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → marine drive shaft
    Subclass of → shaft
    Image → Universal joint.gif
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Universal_joint.gif"
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