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crankshaft

part of an engine or other machine that is cranked by, or cranks, pistons via connecting rods; is connected to the flywheel
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crankshaft

Summary

crankshaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • crankshaft is a type of machine element[2].
  • crankshaft is part of engine[3].
  • crankshaft's Commons category is recorded as Crankshafts[4].
  • crankshaft's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crankshafts[5].
  • crankshaft's Commons gallery is recorded as Crankshaft[6].
  • crankshaft's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • crankshaft's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • crankshaft's different from is recorded as Q21424030[9].

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Definition and Type

crankshaft is a type of machine element[2].

Use and Application

crankshaft is part of engine[3].

Why It Matters

crankshaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month).[1] crankshaft has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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