ball

round object used in sports or for playing
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ball

Summary

ball is a type of physical object by shape[1]. ball draws 1,650 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_physical_object_by_shape category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • ball's instance of is recorded as type of physical object by shape[3].
  • ball is a type of sports equipment[4].
  • ball is a type of toy[5].
  • ball is a type of artificial physical object[6].
  • ball is a type of spherical body[7].
  • ball is used for ball game[8].
  • ball is used for juggling[9].
  • ball's Commons category is recorded as Balls[10].
  • ball's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balls[11].
  • ball's Commons gallery is recorded as Ball[12].
  • ball's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • ball's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • ball's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • ball's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • ball's shape is recorded as sphere[17].
  • ball's shape is recorded as ball[18].
  • ball's topic has template is recorded as Q10636743[19].
  • ball's used by is recorded as child[20].
  • ball's used by is recorded as athlete[21].
  • ball's used by is recorded as ball game[22].
  • ball's has characteristic is recorded as elasticity[23].
  • ball's different from is recorded as Piłka[24].
  • ball's exact match is recorded as https://turkic.elegantlexicon.com/turkforms.php?form=ballball[25].
  • ball's exact match is recorded as https://ids.clld.org/parameters/12-830[26].
  • ball's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

Body

Definition and Type

ball's instance of is recorded as type of physical object by shape[3]. Recorded subclass of include sports equipment[4], toy[5], artificial physical object[6], and spherical body[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include ball game[8] and juggling[9]. Recorded used by include child[20], athlete[21], and ball game[22].

Why It Matters

ball draws 1,650 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_physical_object_by_shape category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] ball has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ball is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Has use ball game, juggling
    Different from Piłka
    Aliases
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13574, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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