Plural of sheaf
irregular plural
The plural of sheaf is sheaves or sheafs.
Forms of sheaf
| Singular | sheaf /ʃiːf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sheaves sheafs |
| Countable | countable |
Sheaves and sheafs in a sentence
- Bond reflected on the problem as he collected the sheaf of hundred thousand and then the sheaves of ten thousand franc notes.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 8
- We classify all tilting sheaves which have a non-coherent torsion subsheaf.2015, Lidia Angeleri Hügel, Dirk Kussin, “Large tilting sheaves over weighted noncommutative regular projective curves”, in arXiv. From the entry subsheaf
- Coupled with prior results, this yields a concrete combinatorial model for microlocal sheaves, as well as an elementary method for calculating them..2015, David Nadler, “Non-characteristic expansions of Legendrian singularities”, in arXiv. From the entry microlocal
- The bailiff or sub-bailiff that had or held the 'scotale' often began by stealing or extorting sheaves of corn from the men of the neighbourhood.1910, Year Books of Edward II, volume 5. From the entry scotale
- As part of the study we recover, and in several cases extend the validity of, recent theorems on existence of covers and precovers in categories of sheaves.2015, Lars Winther Christensen, Sergio Estrada, Alina Iacob, “A Zariski-local notion of F-total acyclicity for complexes of sheaves”, in…. From the entry precovers
Meaning of sheaf
- noun A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
- noun Any collection of things bound together.
- noun A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
Nouns ending in -f: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of sheaf
- What is the plural of sheaf?
- The plural of sheaf is sheaves or sheafs.
- Which is correct, sheaves or sheafs?
- Both are used. sheaves is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is sheaf countable?
- Sheaf is a countable noun.
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