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shaft

rotating machine element used to transmit power from one part to another
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shaft

Summary

shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shaft is a type of machine element[2].
  • shaft is a type of rotor[3].
  • shaft's Commons category is recorded as Shafts (mechanics)[4].
  • shaft comprises drive shaft[5].
  • shaft's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • shaft's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • shaft's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[8].
  • shaft's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • shaft's different from is recorded as marine drive shaft[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machine element[2] and rotor[3].

Use and Application

shaft comprises drive shaft[5].

Why It Matters

shaft ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[1] shaft has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] shaft is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q43476341. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q43476341. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → drive shaft
    Svkkl authority id → 0207318-hridele
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7 +1
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0207318-hridele, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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