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 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In mathematics, a sheaf (pl.: sheaves) is a tool for systematically tracking data (such as sets, abelian groups...
- 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 mathematics, injective sheaves of abelian groups are used to construct the resolutions needed to define sheaf cohomology (and other derived functors...
- fleet angle can be varied by moving the first sheave closer to or further away from the drum. If the sheave is too close to the drum, the fleet angle will...
- 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...
- weights) show early block and tackle systems. A block is a set of pulleys or sheaves mounted on a single frame. An ****embly of blocks with a rope threaded through...