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gearbox

component for the motion-related rotary transmission of torque and rotational frequency with the help of gears
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gearbox

Summary

gearbox ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gearbox is a type of machine element[2].
  • gearbox is a type of linkage[3].
  • gearbox is part of drivetrain[4].
  • gearbox's Commons category is recorded as Transmissions[5].
  • gearbox comprises linkage[6].
  • gearbox comprises Friction drive[7].
  • gearbox comprises traction mechanism[8].
  • gearbox comprises gear housing[9].
  • gearbox's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Transmissions[10].
  • gearbox's topic has template is recorded as Q11259230[11].
  • gearbox's different from is recorded as transmission[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machine element[2] and linkage[3].

Use and Application

Components include linkage[6], Friction drive[7], traction mechanism[8], and gear housing[9]. gearbox is part of drivetrain[4].

Why It Matters

gearbox ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[1] gearbox has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] gearbox is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → machine element, linkage
    Part of → drivetrain
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25823, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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