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inclined plane

tilted flat surface; flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load
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inclined plane

Summary

inclined plane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • inclined plane is a type of simple machine[2].
  • inclined plane's Commons category is recorded as Inclined planes[3].
  • inclined plane's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[4].
  • inclined plane's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[5].
  • inclined plane's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Technology[6].

Body

Definition and Type

inclined plane is a type of simple machine[2].

Influence

Things named for inclined plane include microcline[7], a mineral species[8] and clinoclase[9], a mineral species[10].

Why It Matters

inclined plane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for it include microcline[7], a mineral species[8] and clinoclase[9], a mineral species[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Technology
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541075505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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