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wheel and axle

simple machine which consists of a wheel attached to a smaller axle
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wheel and axle
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wheel and axle

Summary

wheel and axle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wheel and axle is a type of lifting equipment[2].
  • wheel and axle is a type of simple machine[3].
  • wheel and axle is part of water well[4].
  • wheel and axle's Commons category is recorded as Windlasses[5].
  • wheel and axle comprises wheel[6].
  • wheel and axle comprises axle[7].
  • wheel and axle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • wheel and axle's different from is recorded as Q16291272[9].
  • wheel and axle's different from is recorded as windlass[10].
  • wheel and axle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include lifting equipment[2] and simple machine[3].

Use and Application

Components include wheel[6] and axle[7]. wheel and axle is part of water well[4].

Why It Matters

wheel and axle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → wheel, axle
    Part of → water well
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556019905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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