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snowball

spherical object made from snow
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snowball
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snowball

Summary

snowball has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • snowball is made of packing snow[2].
  • snowball is a type of ball[3].
  • snowball's Commons category is recorded as Snowballs[4].
  • snowball's color is recorded as white[5].
  • snowball's Commons gallery is recorded as Snowball[6].
  • snowball's shape is recorded as sphere[7].
  • snowball's different from is recorded as Q9395705[8].

Body

Definition and Type

snowball is a type of ball[3].

Influence

Things named for snowball include snowball effect[9], a phenomenon[10].

Why It Matters

snowball has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] snowball is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for snowball include snowball effect[9], a phenomenon[10].

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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_snowball-q734898-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{snowball}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/snowball-q734898-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Mitte27 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Shape → sphere
    Subclass of → ball
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q7561]]"
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