A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped pattern. The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags (see flag terminology). A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a Stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force A uniform is a set of standard Clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon.
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Ancient history
The chevron occurs in early art including designs on pottery and rock carvings. Pottery is the Ceramic ware made by potters It also refers to a group of materials that includes Earthenware, Stoneware Examples can be found approximately 1800 BC in archaeological recovery of pottery designs from the palace of Knossos on Crete in the modern day country of Greece. Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός kno̞ˈso̞s also known as the Knossos Palace is the largest Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [1]
Heraldry
A chevron in Hearaldy means: protection; Builders or others who have accomplished some work of faithful[2]. When shown as a smaller size than standard, it is a diminutive called a chevronel.
Origin
The origin seems to be the shape of the rafter of a building. It has been used early in the history of heraldry, especially in Normandy. In Scandinavia the Chevron is known as "spar" and is used on arms since the times of crusades (Example: Arvid Gustavsson Sparre). Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Arvid Gustavsson Sparre, Born 1245 in Vik Balingsta and died in 1317 (at Nyköping Banquet)
The chevron resembles V-shapes including a single bird, a flock of birds, and "graphically, a pubic triangle is most directly rendered as a V," and represented the goddess by 15,0000 BCE[3].
Gallery
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Rank insignia
In British Military usage, the idea of using chevrons to denote rank came from whereabouts NCOs were placed in the line in infantry units. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force In Napoleonic times, units would form up in large, uniform blocks. Lance Corporals (and equivalents) would have marked the corner of a fire team, Corporals the corner of a squad, and Sergeants the corner of a Platoon. This led to the stylised drawing of different numbers of right angles on the sleeves, to denote corners. Over time these turned into the stylised chevrons worn today.
In areas observing Commonwealth of Nations or United States doctrine, chevrons are used as an insignia of enlisted or NCO rank by land military forces and by police. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the One chevron usually designates a private, two a corporal, and three a sergeant. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world One to four "rockers" may be also be incorporated to indicate various grades of sergeant. In American usage, chevrons typically point up, or on shoulderboards towards the neck; in Commonwealth usage (and in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force), they usually point down, or on shoulderboards away from the neck.
In the Commonwealth, the correct terminology for rank chevrons includes the number of stripes, called "bars", therefore, the image on the right hand side is properly termed a "3-bar chevron". A 1-bar chevron indicates a Private in the Canadian Army or Lance Corporal in other Commonwealth armies, a 2-bar chevron indicates a Corporal, and a 3-bar chevron a Sergeant. Lance Corporal is a Military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide and also by some Police forces and other uniformed organizations Canadian Forces often refer to chevrons as "hooks. "
Examples
 Single Chevron-Rank: Private E2, US Army. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. |
 Double Chevron-Rank: Corporal E4, US Army. Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations |
 Sergeant, British Army and Royal Marines. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy |
 NATO Code OR-4 Specialist/Petty Officer 3 |
Other uses as insignia
In some armies, small chevrons are worn on the lower left sleeve to indicate length of service, akin to service stripes in the U.S. military. The North Atlantic Treaty A service stripe, commonly called a hash mark, is a decoration of the United States military which is presented to enlisted members of the U The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
During the Gulf War, coalition forces displayed single chevrons on their armoured vehicles to prevent friendly fire incidents. Friendly fire or non-hostile fire, a term originally adopted by the United States military, refers to fire from one's own side or allied forces as
The Israel Defense Forces use chevrons in various orientations as organizational designators on their vehicles. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit
NASA also has a chevron in its ("meatball") logo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
Punctuation
As a part of punctuation, chevrons (also known as guillemets or angle quotes) usually act as quotation marks, particularly in Spanish and French. Guillemets ( or after French) also called Angle quotes, are line segments pointed as if arrows ( « or ») sometimes forming a complementary Quotation marks or inverted commas (informally referred to as quotes and speech marks) are Punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Examples would be ‹single quotes› and «double quotes». In German they are used as well, but in inverted form: ›single quotes‹ and »double quotes«. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Chevrons are also used in Chinese punctuation, often to enclose the titles of books: ︿ and ﹀ or ︽ and ︾ for traditional vertical printing, and 〈 and 〉 or 《 and 》 for horizontal printing.
Road markings
They are also used as road markings in some stretches of British and Canadian motorways, to help drivers gauge the distance to the car in front, and also on signs on sharp corners in order to denote the tightness of the bend. Road surface marking is any kind of device or material that is used on a road surface in order to convey official information The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation
Lost tomb of Jesus
The Talpiot Tomb, which in the Discovery Channel documentary "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" was claimed to be the lost tomb of Jesus, is adorned with a Chevron over the entrance. The Talpiot Tomb (or Talpiyot Tomb) is a Tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot Israeli neighborhood five kilometers south of the Old Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and The Lost Tomb of Jesus is a documentary co-produced and first broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Vision TV in Canada on
Other usages
Corporate logos
The French automobile firm Citroën uses a logo commonly referred to as a pair of chevrons, though it originates in the shape of the teeth of special type of gears which that firm made prior to its entering the car business. Citroën (pronounced See-Troh-Enn is a French Automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën.
The British television company Yorkshire Television used a Y-shaped symbol known as "the chevron" as its logo, from when its broadcasts began in July 1968 until the company was absorbed into the newly-formed ITV plc in February 2004. Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ITV plc ( is a British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
The Chevron Corporation's logo is a pair of chevrons, one blue and one red.
Pony International, an American apparel and shoe company, adorns most of its shoes with a chevron, its logo. Pony International (commonly referred to as merely Pony) is an American brand of footwear and other apparel
In the Microsoft Windows operating system, the name "chevron" is used for a menu that contains the toolbar icons which do not fit in the space available on the toolbar. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination
In the Stargate science fiction universe, the outer ring of the Stargate device feature nine chevrons. Stargate refers to the Science fiction Media franchise owned by MGM that began in 1994 with the Feature film Stargate A Stargate is fictional device that allows practical rapid travel between two distant locations In normal use, seven chevrons lock in to place as a destination Stargate is dialed.
Amtrak's red, white and blue logo (until 2000) was a chevron, nicknamed by railfans as the pointed arrow. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971
Boeing calls some of its afterburner jets "variable-geometry chevrons".
Geology
The term chevron has been used to refer to a geologic feature found in coastal regions all over the world. According to an article in The New York Times, chevron is a "enormous wedge-shaped sediment deposit," possibly created by an enormous tsunami after an asteroid impact. However, this idea is very controversial; many scientists believe these features are generated by wind. Similar features, called parabolic dunes, are found on the interior of continents, where they could not be explained by tsunamis. Also, tsunamis usually leave thin sheet-like deposits of sand that do not have the distinct chevron shape.
Sports team colors
The chevron design, with the point downwards, is a popular design for team kits in the sport of rugby league. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Australia, feature a gold chevron on a green background.
The team colors of the 2007 World Club Champions, St Helens RFC, are a red chevron on a white shirt.
See also
- Petrosomatoglyph Chevron symbolism. A petrosomatoglyph is an image of parts of a human or animal body incised in rock
References
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Knossos Fieldnotes (2007) The Modern Antiquarian
- ^ Heraldic symbolism @ www.fleurdelis.com (HTML).
- ^ Meehan, Aidan (1993). Celtic Design: Maze Patterns, p. 39. ISBN 0-500-27747-8.
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