Chevron

имя существительное 1) шеврон (нашивка на рукаве форменной одежды в виде острого угла) 2) [строительное дело] стропила Синоним(ы): rafter

Большой англо-русский словарь

Chevron

1) ткань переплетения "ломаная саржа" 2) [электроника] шеврон; шевронный

Англо-русский политехнический словарь

Chevron

noun Etymology: Middle English cheveron, from Anglo-French, rafter, chevron, from Vulgar Latin *caprion-, *caprio rafter; akin to Latin caper goat a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: as a. a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up b. a sleeve badge that usually consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes that indicates the wearer's rank and service (as in the armed forces)

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