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pulley

type of simple machine; wheel on an axle or shaft fixed in a frame; used to change of direction of a cable
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Summary

pulley ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,403 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: simple machine[2]
  • Commons category: Pulleys[3]
  • Has part(s): wheel[4]
  • Commons gallery: Pulley[5]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Different from: sheave[12], block and tackle[13], Block[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]

Why It Matters

pulley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] pulley is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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