ratchet

Summary

ratchet is a machine element^[1]. ratchet ranks in the top 7% of machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ratchet's image is recorded as Ratchet Drawing Animation.gif^[3].
• ratchet's instance of is recorded as machine element^[4].
• ratchet's subclass of is recorded as machine element^[5].
• ratchet's Commons category is recorded as Ratchets^[6].
• ratchet's has part is recorded as cogwheel^[7].
• ratchet's has part is recorded as pawl^[8].
• ratchet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bm9n^[9].
• ratchet's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• ratchet's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/ratchet^[11].
• ratchet's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'spring loaded finger'}^[12].
• ratchet's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as skralle^[13].
• ratchet's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777694918^[14].
• ratchet's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/7650^[15].
• ratchet's Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging is recorded as 9220^[16].
• ratchet's Lex ID is recorded as skralde^[17].
• ratchet's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777694918^[18].
• ratchet's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as khrapovyi-mekhanizm-893623^[19].

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Designation and Status

ratchet's instance of is recorded as machine element^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for ratchet include ratchet effect^[20], a phenomenon^[21] and Double Ratchet Algorithm^[22], an algorithm^[23].

Why It Matters

ratchet ranks in the top 7% of machine_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).^[2] ratchet has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] ratchet is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for ratchet include ratchet effect^[20], a phenomenon^[21] and Double Ratchet Algorithm^[22], an algorithm^[23].