spring

elastic mechanical device in any shape
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spring

Summary

spring ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spring is a type of machine element[2].
  • spring is used for shock absorber[3].
  • spring's Commons category is recorded as Springs (mechanical)[4].
  • spring's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Springs (mechanical)[5].
  • spring's Commons gallery is recorded as Spring (device)[6].
  • spring's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • spring's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • spring's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • spring's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • spring's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • spring's used by is recorded as spring scale[12].
  • spring's used by is recorded as battery holder[13].
  • spring's has characteristic is recorded as elasticity[14].
  • spring's different from is recorded as Spring[15].
  • spring's different from is recorded as coil spring[16].
  • spring's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[17].
  • spring's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

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Definition and Type

spring is a type of machine element[2].

Use and Application

spring is used for shock absorber[3]. Recorded used by include spring scale[12] and battery holder[13].

Why It Matters

spring ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[1] spring has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] spring is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Has characteristic elasticity
    Has use shock absorber
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 3170267
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529683305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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