sheaf

UK
/ʃiːf/
US
/ʃif/

Traductions

sheafnoun
sheaves
pl
UK
/ʃiːf/
US
/ʃif/
The farmer gathered a sheaf of wheat from the field.
Фермер собрал сноп пшеницы с поля.
He handed me a sheaf of documents to review.
Он передал мне пачку документов для проверки.
Traductions supplémentaires
sheafverb
sheafed
Past Simple
sheafed
Past Participle
sheafing
Gerund
UK
/ʃiːf/
US
/ʃif/
sheafadjective
Used attributively before another noun.
sheafadjective
Used attributively to denote something related to a sheaf or sheaves (e.g., "sheaf binder").

Définitions

sheafnoun
A bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping.
The farmer carried a sheaf of wheat back to the barn.
A bundle of objects of one kind, especially papers.
She handed me a sheaf of documents to review before the meeting.
In mathematics, a data structure that assigns compatible algebraic or set-theoretic information to each open set of a topological space.
In algebraic geometry, every coherent sheaf on projective space can be resolved by vector bundles.
A bundle of arrows; historically, a fixed quantity of arrows, often twenty-four.
The archer purchased a sheaf of arrows before the tournament.
sheafverb
To bind stalks of grain or similar items together into sheaves.
The labourers sheafed the wheat before loading it onto the wagon.
sheafadjective
Attributive: relating to or resembling a sheaf or sheaves; made up in the form of a sheaf.
The sheaf arrangement of the wheat decorations adorned the hall.
sheafadjective
Attributive: Relating to, intended for, or characteristic of a sheaf or sheaves.
The workers repaired the sheaf binder before harvest.