Definition of Sheave. Meaning of Sheave. Synonyms of Sheave

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Definition of Sheave

Sheave
Sheave Sheave, n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. sk[=i]fa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. ??? a staff. Cf. Shift, v., Shive.] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
Sheave
Sheave Sheave, v. t. [See Sheaf of straw.] To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. --Ashmole.

Meaning of Sheave from wikipedia

- move and change direction, or transfer power between itself and a shaft. A sheave or pulley wheel is a pulley using an axle supported by a frame or s****...
- Sheaves is the plural of either of two nouns: Sheaf (disambiguation) Sheave This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Sheaves...
- the sheaves. Refrain: Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves, Bringing in the sheaves, bringing...
- coherent sheaves are a class of sheaves closely linked to the geometric properties of the underlying space. The definition of coherent sheaves is made...
- sheaf (‹The template Plural form is being considered for merging.› pl.: sheaves) is a tool for systematically tracking data (such as sets, abelian groups...
- for sheaves that belong together in various senses. Given a continuous mapping f: X → Y of topological spaces, and the category Sh(–) of sheaves of abelian...
- J.R.R. Tolkien used the correctly constructed modern English spelling Sheave. The Old English poem Widsith, line 32, in a listing of famous kings and...
- In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of sheaves are enclosed in an ****embly between ch****s or chocks. In use, a block is...
- In mathematics, injective sheaves of abelian groups are used to construct the resolutions needed to define sheaf cohomology (and other derived functors...
- Sheaves Cove Sheaves Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Port au...