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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pulley

Summary

pulley ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,530 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pulley is a type of simple machine[2].
  • pulley's Commons category is recorded as Pulleys[3].
  • pulley comprises wheel[4].
  • pulley's Commons gallery is recorded as Pulley[5].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[7].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[10].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • pulley's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • pulley's different from is recorded as sheave[14].
  • pulley's different from is recorded as block and tackle[15].
  • pulley's different from is recorded as Block[16].
  • pulley's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

pulley is a type of simple machine[2].

Use and Application

pulley comprises wheel[4].

Why It Matters

pulley ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,530 views/month).[1] pulley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] pulley is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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