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Meaning of "chevron" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHEVRON

From Old French, ultimately from Latin caper goat; compare Latin capreoli two pieces of wood forming rafters (literally: little goats).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEVRON

chevron  [ˈʃɛvrən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEVRON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chevron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEVRON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chevron

Chevron may refer to: ▪ Chevron, a heraldic symbol ▪ Chevron, a bone ▪ Chevron, a fold in rock layers ▪ Chevron, a sediment deposit across the earth's surface ▪ Chevron, sawtooth patterns on some jet engines ▪ The Chevron, former newspaper at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ▪ Chevron Corporation, an American multinational energy corporation ▪ Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, a United States Supreme Court case dealing with administrative law ▪ Chevron Cars Ltd, a British racing car constructor ▪ Chevron Engineering Ltd, a New Zealand car maker ▪ Chevron, or Hebron, a city in Judea ▪ Eulithis testata, a moth ▪ Guillemets, a type of quotation mark ▪ A type of bracket ▪ Part of a stargate in the Stargate fictional universe ▪ Phil Chevron, Irish singer/songwriter...

Definition of chevron in the English dictionary

The first definition of chevron in the dictionary is a badge or insignia consisting of one or more V-shaped stripes to indicate a noncommissioned rank or length of service. Other definition of chevron is an inverted V-shaped charge on a shield, one of the earliest ordinaries found in English arms. Chevron is also a pattern of horizontal black and white V-shapes on a road sign indicating a sharp bend.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEVRON


Aaron
ˈɛərən
Akron
ˈækrən
baron
ˈbærən
Byron
ˈbaɪərən
Cameron
ˈkæmərən
children
ˈtʃɪldrən
environ
ɪnˈvaɪrən
grandchildren
ˈɡræntʃɪldrən
great-grandchildren
ˌɡreɪtˈɡræntʃɪldrən
Herren
ˈhɛrən
Honduran
hɒnˈdjʊərən
Huron
ˈhjʊərən
Lauren
ˈlɔːrən
Lutheran
ˈluːθərən
marron
ˈmærən
patron
ˈpeɪtrən
siren
ˈsaɪərən
sovran
ˈsɒvrən
veteran
ˈvɛtərən
warren
ˈwɒrən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEVRON

chevalier
chevaux-de-frise
chevelure
cheven
cheverel
chevesaile
chevet
chevied
chevies
cheville
Cheviot
Cheviot Hills
chevisance
Chevra Kadisha
chevre
chevret
chevrette
chevrony
chevrotain
chevy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEVRON

Acheron
apron
Aveyron
cast iron
cast-iron
citron
electron
flatiron
heron
iron
micron
moron
neuron
neutron
saffron
Sharon
squadron
Theron
tron
wrought iron

Synonyms and antonyms of chevron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chevron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEVRON

Find out the translation of chevron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chevron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chevron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

V型
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forma de V
570 millions of speakers

English

chevron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शेवरॉन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيفرون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шеврон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bifurcação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরগা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chevron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chevron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Winkel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

V字形の模様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈매기형 수장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chevron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức vụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செவ்ரான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेवरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zikzak çıta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cartello sul bordo della strada che segnala una curva pericolosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chevron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шеврон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chevron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιρίτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

keper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chevron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chevron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chevron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEVRON»

The term «chevron» is very widely used and occupies the 14.961 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of chevron
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «chevron».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEVRON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chevron» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chevron» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chevron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEVRON»

Discover the use of chevron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chevron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chevron-notch Fracture Test Experience: Metals and Non-metals
Reviews the latest information and experimentation on the fracture-toughness testing of materials using specimens that are chevron notched, a procedure that has been an ASTM standard only since December 1989.
Kevin R. Brown, F. I. Baratta, 1992
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Romanesque chevron ornament: the language of British, Norman ...
Given the potential for a type of ornament such as chevron to reveal etymological characteristics it is surprising that studies of the apparent formal grammars of Romanesque ornament have not been more commonplace.
Rachel Moss, 2009
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STESSA 2003 - Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic ...
EC, Canada ABSTRACT: This paper describes the experimental phase of a research project on the seismic performance of a special type of chevron bracing system with vertically slotted brace-to-beam connections, and briefly highlights the ...
Federico Mazzolani, 2003
4
A Guide to Judicial and Political Review of Federal Agencies
4.02 SITUATIONS IN WHICH CHEVRON APPLIES 4.021 Notice-and-comment rulemaking Chevron principles apply to an agency's interpretation of a statute the agency administers where that interpretation is embodied in a rule that has the ...
John Fitzgerald Duffy, Michael E. Herz, 2005
5
Design of Low-ductility Chevron Braced Frames for Moderate ...
This thesis investigates the design and performance of low-ductility chevron braced frames by observing non-linear dynamic collapse behavior in analytical models.
Mary E. Appel, 2008
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Seismic Performance of Low-ductility Chevron Braced Steel ...
According to the 2003 addition of the International Building Code, structural engineers were permitted to design chevron braced steel frames to unlimited heights in Seismic Design Categories A, B, and C assuming R=3 without following ...
Michael Cody Gryniuk, 2008
7
Chevron Corporation: Securities and Exchange Commission ...
The decision to do business with a "brass plate company" was not given sufficient weight under Chevron's own internal policy on Iraq. Illegal surcharges were paid on both of these transactions, and passed back to Chevron in inflated ...
Reid Muoio
8
List of chemical compounds authorized for use under USDA ...
77 del/Chevron Technical White Oil No. 57 del/Chevron Universal Gear Lubricant 80 del/Chevron White Mineral Oil No. 10 NF del/Chevron White Mineral Oil No. 13 del/Chevron White Mineral Oil No. 21 USP del/Chevron White Mineral Oil No.
United States. Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States. Food Safety and Quality Service, 1979
9
The Legal Foundations of Public Administration
Scope of Judicial Review after the Chevron Case APA § 706(2)(C) specifies that a reviewing court shall "hold unlawful or set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions found to be — in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, ...
Donald D. Barry, Howard R. Whitcomb, 2005
10
The Corporate Planet: Ecology and Politics in the Age of ...
lion, Chevron refused to admit to discrimination, prompting more than half the plaintiffs to object to the settlement.44 And in 1995 it settled with four women employees for $2.2 million in one of the largest sexual harassment suits in U.S. ...
Joshua Karliner, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEVRON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chevron is used in the context of the following news items.
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In new blow, Chevron's Gorgon faces struggle to offload test LNG
MILAN/TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Chevron's $54 billion Gorgon LNG project - the world's most expensive - may be forced to dump chunks of its ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Chevron decision's domain may be shrinking
Last August, in a column for The Hill headlined "Happy 30th Anniversary, Chevron!," I said that the Supreme Court's 1984 landmark decision in ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
Calgary-based Chevron Canada Resources confirms plans to cut …
Chevron spokesman Leif Sollid says the cuts are part of the company's efforts to establish a competitive foundation in its key focus areas of ... «660 News, Jul 15»
4
The damage for which Chevron has failed to compensate its victims …
For 20 years, farmers and indigenous people have been fighting the Chevron-Texaco corporation for recognition of the damage it has caused ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
5
Chevron confirms 130 job cuts in Calgary
Chevron Canada Ltd. (CVX.N) is confirming online reports that job losses will be a part of the company's restructuring effort in the face of lower ... «bnn.ca, Jul 15»
6
Province, Chevron to increase 'ethanol blended gasoline' on …
Chevron is retrofitting its existing facility at Cobble Hill, Cowichan Valley ... Chevron currently supplies approximately 65 per cent of Vancouver ... «BCLocalNews, Jul 15»
7
Zacks Rating on Chevron Corporation
As much as 15 analysts have advised buy on Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) with an average broker rating of 2.33. Research Analysts at ... «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»
8
Wexford's Chevron Training in strategic partnership in Nigeria
Leading on from the success of a contract agreed in 2013, Wexford-based Chevron Training and Recruitment has entered into a strategic ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
Large Inflow of Money Witnessed in Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) dropped slightly amid mild profit booking and the last known price was $94.63 per share. The price ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
10
Oversold Stocks To Watch: Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), BHP Billiton …
The following stocks (NYSE:CVX, NYSE:BHP and NYSE:KMI) are oversold as their Relative Strength index (RSI) is below 30. Indeed, the RSI is ... «Street Report, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chevron [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chevron>. Apr 2024 ».
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