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sheave

grooved wheel used for holding a belt, wire or rope; may have multiple grooves on a single wheel rotating parallelly; may be incorporated into a pulley; does not include an axle or a surrounding frame
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sheave

Summary

sheave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,202 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sheave is a type of wheel[2].
  • sheave is part of pulley[3].
  • sheave's Commons category is recorded as Pulley wheels[4].
  • sheave's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • sheave's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[6].
  • sheave's different from is recorded as block and tackle[7].
  • sheave's different from is recorded as pulley[8].
  • sheave's different from is recorded as flywheel[9].
  • sheave's different from is recorded as cogwheel[10].
  • sheave's different from is recorded as sheaf[11].
  • sheave's connects with is recorded as cable[12].
  • sheave's connects with is recorded as belt[13].
  • sheave's connects with is recorded as rope[14].

Body

Definition and Type

sheave is a type of wheel[2].

Use and Application

sheave is part of pulley[3].

Why It Matters

sheave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,202 views/month).[1] sheave has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] sheave is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q124737664]]"
  2. 7w ago · Olea · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Part of → —
    Different from → block and tackle, pulley, flywheel +2
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Trissa linhjul utan rep sheave pulley wheel without rope.png, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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