sheave
- noun
- /ʃiːv/
- Specialized
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- VDT engineers have chosen another, less elaborate design in which the two crosswise-opposing sheaves of each pulley are axially fixed on their shafts, whereas the others can move.
- two sheaves
Examples
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As the motor sheave and the laser beam riding it come into alignment, the beam nests perfectly inside each target's V-groove.
Academic text (2000) -
Normally, the two V-sheaves of the pulleys are cones whose apexes lie on the centerline of the sheaves.
Academic text (1994) -
One way to prevent this deviation from causing trouble is to make the V-sheaves slightly crowned, which keeps the belt in a stable position.
Academic text (1994) -
The sheave at the mast top screeched unwillingly, but the sail climbed and caught the wind.
Fiction book (1994) -
Aligning the two sheaves around which the belts revolve is important in ensuring that the belts last the year.
Academic text (2000) -
Hutter's president, Ed Hutter, said the alignment system uses a magnet-backed laser and three magnetic targets to track adjustments of the motor sheave relative to the sheave on the driven machine.
Academic text (2000) -
The sheave helps guide the cable smoothly around the corner in the machinery.
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Each sheave in the system ensures that the belt moves efficiently without slipping.
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When the sheave turns, it transmits force to drive the other components of the machine.
Synonyms
A grooved wheel that changes the direction of a rope in machines
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sheave (noun: grooved wheel) The word sheave for the grooved wheel that holds a rope is linked to the idea behind sheaf ('bundle'); picture the wheel's groove holding the rope like a bundle holds stalks, so a sheave guides and holds the rope as it moves.