ashapelike a V or anupsidedown V, usedespeciallyon thesleeveof apoliceormilitaryuniformto show the wearer'srank, or onroadsignsinBritainto show aseverebendin theroad
（尤指警服或军装袖子上表示等级的）V形图案；（英国用作路标、表示急转弯的）V形标记
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But she had obliquely noticed that he was young and slim, and that he wore three chevrons upon his sleeve.
Chevrons, service stripes, and campaign medals and badges are a part of the uniform and must be worn as prescribed.
I suggested to him that he was rather a youngster to be wearing veteran chevrons.
On his sleeve was the chevron of a petty officer.
The capitals are all carved, and the arch moulds richly ornamented with chevrons, foliage, and lozenges, as well as many curious figure subjects.
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Future developments will include the effect of finite surface anchoring and a more realistic representation of thechevroninterface.
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The minor lamellae appear as crescents or rounded chevrons.
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In the model thechevronhas been treated as an infinitely bound surface where the director is constrained to lie in the plane.
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The samechevron-style analysis was applied to determine the kinetic parameters under this solvent condition.
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A mutation can change a microscopic parameter which results in a change in the free energy surface and thechevronplot (black to red traces).
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Constant gradient flows are discussed, together with symmetric andchevronconfigurations for such flow problems.
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As a result, most of the northern ridges of nunataks preserve the northern limbs ofchevronfolds.
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This is based on the principle of driving in through one end of thechevronand out through the other end.
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They define a series of secondorderchevron-like quilts that, in turn, appear to be subdivided by third-order furrows.
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Note that the continuation of thechevrondenoting strict prediction ever-widens (weakens) towards the outer bounds of the spectrum to the right, becoming something of a vestigial presence.
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This may require the full compressible continuum theory, although some improvements may be possible using the incompressible theory, for example by ensuring continuous couple stress across thechevroninterface.
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On the exterior face of most bowls, the decorated zone is divided into quarters, each of which depicts an identical combination of lines, chevrons, or other standardized figures.
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The question of extending the award of chevrons to these men in dockyard craft has been considered.
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We are currently experimenting withchevronmarkings on motorways.
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Further work was considered necessary to see if the chevrons would be successful in different conditions.
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