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bearing

machine element which constrains relative movement to the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts
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Summary

bearing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,957 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: machine element[2], connector[3], product[4]
  • Has use: physical interface[5]
  • Commons category: Bearings[6]
  • Has part(s): rolling-element bearing[7], plain bearing[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bearings (mechanical)[9]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Different from: Q9394452[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

bearing has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] bearing is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

product

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · O Breixo · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 179250
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 179250"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0298538-loziska-strojirenstvi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0298538-loziska-strojirenstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → rolling-element bearing, plain bearing
    Subclass of → machine element, connector, product
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 10367, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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