rafter

structural member in architecture
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rafter

Summary

rafter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rafter is a type of bent component[2].
  • rafter is a type of beam[3].
  • rafter is part of double eaves[4].
  • rafter is part of Koyagumi[5].
  • rafter's Commons category is recorded as Rafters (structural systems)[6].
  • rafter's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • rafter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • rafter's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[9].
  • rafter's described by source is recorded as Q135652744[10].
  • rafter's name in kana is recorded as たるき[11].
  • rafter's different from is recorded as Krokiew[12].
  • rafter's connects with is recorded as tabasami[13].
  • rafter's connects with is recorded as purlin[14].
  • rafter's connects with is recorded as ridge beam[15].
  • rafter's connects with is recorded as sheathing roof board[16].
  • rafter's connects with is recorded as Tokyō[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include bent component[2] and beam[3].

Use and Application

Part of include double eaves[4], an architectural element[18] and Koyagumi[5], a building[19].

Why It Matters

rafter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).[1] rafter has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] rafter is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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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.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa +1
    Part of double eaves, Koyagumi
    Subclass of
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