gerbe

Meaning

Noun

  • A (wheat) sheaf.
  • Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
  • An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
  • A kind of ornamental firework.

Origin

  • Late 16th century, from French gerbe, from Frankish garba or garbe. garb.

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