sheaves

Noun

The word is derived from sheaf

Meaning

of Sheaf

Examples

In most rice-producing countries, they are used for threshing and for transporting the sheaves during the rice harvest. Source: Internet

Chantal Thomas' abstract scenic elements seem to represent giant sheaves of paper, flat or curling. Source: Internet

Five fixed sheaves were mounted higher up the leg, producing an arrangement similar to a block and tackle but acting in reverse, multiplying the stroke of the piston rather than the force generated. Source: Internet

Motive power was provided by an inclined hydraulic ram convert long and convert in diameter in the tower leg with a stroke of convert: this moved a carriage carrying six sheaves. Source: Internet

One lift car was mounted on top of these rams: cables ran from the top of this car up to sheaves on the third level and back down to a second car. Source: Internet

Sites and sheaves seeAlso Let C be a category and let J be a Grothendieck topology on C. The pair (C, J) is called a site. Source: Internet

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