sheave

¹ American  

[sheev] / ʃiv /

verb (used with object)

sheaved, sheaving

1. to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.

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sheave ² American  

[shiv, sheev] / ʃɪv, ʃiv /

noun

1. a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.

2. a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.

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sheave ¹ British  

/ ʃiːv /

verb

1. (tr) to gather or bind into sheaves

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sheave ² British  

/ ʃiːv /

noun

1. a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley

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Etymology

Origin of sheave¹

First recorded in 1570–80; derivative of sheaf

Origin of sheave²

1300–50; Middle English schive; akin to Dutch schijf sheave, German Scheibe disk

Example Sentences

As the name implies, the cables were not wrapped on a drum but passed, from the car, over a grooved sheave directly on the motor shaft, the other ends being attached to the counterweights.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Vogel, Robert M.

Then the length of the corrected base-line is multiplied by the height of the mast, taken from the deck to the sheave on the topmast, and the result is divided by two.

From Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 by Various

The centre of the eccentric sheave or wheel is placed ahead of and level with the paddle shaft axis.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The distance from the centre of the sheave to the centre of the shaft is called the radius or eccentricity of the eccentric.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan

The "eccentricity" or "throw" of an eccentric is the distance between C2, the centre of the shaft, and C1, the centre of the sheave.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald