sheaf in French
sheaf in French is gerbe, faisceau, liasse — sheaf means a bundle of cut wheat, rye or other grain stalks, tied together.
sheaf in French
gerbe
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
faisceau
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
liasse
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
faisceau
(mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space (i.e. a presheaf) in such a way so as to make the local and global data compatible, generalizing the situation of functions, fiber bundles, manifold structure, etc. on a topological space. Formally, a presheaf \mathcal{F} whose sections are, in a technical sense, uniquely determined by their restrictions onto smaller sets: that is, given an open cover \{U_i \} of U:
gerbe
(mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space (i.e. a presheaf) in such a way so as to make the local and global data compatible, generalizing the situation of functions, fiber bundles, manifold structure, etc. on a topological space. Formally, a presheaf \mathcal{F} whose sections are, in a technical sense, uniquely determined by their restrictions onto smaller sets: that is, given an open cover \{U_i \} of U:
What does "sheaf" mean?
- noun A bundle of cut wheat, rye or other grain stalks, tied together.
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noun Any set of items tied or gathered together.
"Max found himself accepting an impressive sheaf of money, more than he had ever touched before, and the books were taken from him before he could think of another objection."
- noun Enough arrows to fill one quiver, or an archer's full allowance.
- noun A set of arrows, traditionally twenty-four.
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sheaf in a sentence
- Max found himself accepting an impressive sheaf of money, more than he had ever touched before, and the books were taken from him before he could think of another objection.
- Together the two men march up the aisle and mount the dais, and while Muspole shakes hands with the chairman and his lady, the major draws a sheaf of notes from a briefcase and lays them on the table.
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What is "sheaf" in French?
"sheaf" in French is gerbe, faisceau, liasse. sheaf means: A bundle of cut wheat, rye or other grain stalks, tied together.
Are there other ways to say "sheaf" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "sheaf": gerbe, faisceau, liasse.
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