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Wheel

A wheel is a rotating component (typically circular in shape) intended to turn on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle, which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be moved easily, facilitating transportation, supporting loads, and performing work in machines.…

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Globally
Inception
Before c. 3500–3350 BCE
Inventor
First recorded use in Sumer (modern-day south-central Iraq)
Type
Invention

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Wheel

Nodes201
Edges200
Triples167
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00995
Components1

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Wheel

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see also · 73
Wheel → Africa, Air, Alloy, Archimedes, Artillery, Axle, Ball, Barrel, Bicycle, Bogie/Truck, Breaking, Caster, Cogwheel, Color, Compact, Continuous, Counter-rotating, Differential, Dreadnaught, Drive
related to Symbolism · 16
Wheel → As, Buddhism, China, India, Indian, It, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Panama, Romani, State Railway, Thailand, The, The Kalachakra, Tibet, Yang, Yin
related to Tire/Tyre · 14
Wheel → American English, Australia, Before, Canadian English, Commonwealth Nations, Etymology, India, New Zealand, Pneumatic, South Africa, The, They, Today, UK
related to Terminology · 9
Wheel → Cognates, Greek, Icelandic, Indo-European, Old English, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, Sanskrit, The English
related to External links · 8
Wheel → April, BC, Kiel, Northern Germany, Online, Retrieved, The, University
related to history · 8
Wheel → BCE, Bronze Age, Copper Age, Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Neolithic, The, This
related to Alternatives · 6
Wheel → Alternative, Dyson, Litter, MaglevSled, Pedrail, While
is a · 5
Wheel → example of a wheel-and-axle, indicator of one's future health, rotating component, spindle whorl, symbol of progress
related to Rim · 5
Wheel → BCE, For, In, It, The
related to Mechanics and function · 3
Wheel → Even, In, The

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wheels bce used axle also found wheeled use rim tire spoked work wire wooden vehicles culture around hub vehicle millennium

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WheelAvailableGlobally1.00infobox
WheelInceptionBefore c. 3500–3350 BCE1.00infobox
WheelInventorFirst recorded use in Sumer (modern-day south-central Iraq)1.00infobox
WheelTypeInvention1.00infobox
Wheelis arotating component0.90text
Wheelis aspindle whorl0.90text
Wheelis aexample of a wheel-and-axle0.90text
Wheelis aindicator of one's future health0.90text
Wheelis asymbol of progress0.90text
rock slabsinstance ofto move heavier objects0.80text
bigger logsinstance ofto move heavier objects0.80text
automobilesinstance ofIt makes up the outer circular design of the wheel on which the inside edge of the tire is mounted on vehicles0.80text

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