rope
long, flexible, and strong object, usually round in shape, made of threads, strands, or filaments twisted or braided together
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Summary
rope ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,626 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: polypropylene[2], natural fiber[3], metal[4]
- Subclass of: cord[5], braid[6], product[7]
- Has use: mechanical tension[8], physical restraint[9], decoration[10]
- Commons category: Ropes[11]
- Has part(s): wire[12], filament[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ropes[14]
- Commons gallery: Rope[15]
- Earliest date: -26000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19]
- Different from: string[20]
- Fabrication method: plying[21], braiding[22]
- Connects with: sheave[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Greater than: twine[25]
Why It Matters
rope has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] rope is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]