Chevron (often relating to V-shaped patterns) may refer to:

Science and technology

Chevron (aerospace) The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which achieves mechanic ...

, sawtooth patterns on some jet engines *

Chevron (anatomy) A haemal arch also known as a chevron, is a bony arch on the ventral side of a tail vertebra of a vertebrate. The canal formed by the space between the arch and the vertebral body is the haemal canal. A spinous ventral process emerging from the hae ...

, a bone * '' Eulithis testata'', a moth *

Chevron (geology) Chevron folds are a structural feature characterized by repeated well behaved folded beds with straight limbs and sharp hinges. Well developed, these folds develop repeated set of v-shaped beds. They develop in response to regional or local comp ...

, a fold in rock layers *

Chevron (land form) A chevron is a wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world. The term chevron was originally used independently by Maxwell and Haynes and Hearty and others for large, V-shaped, sub-linear to par ...

, a sediment deposit across the earth's surface * Chevron nail, a rare transient fingernail ridge pattern seen in children *

Chevron plot A chevron plot is a way of representing protein folding kinetic data in the presence of varying concentrations of denaturant that disrupts the protein's native tertiary structure. The plot is known as "chevron" plot because of the canonical ''v' ...

, a way of representing data

Organisations

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The Chevron ''The Chevron'' was the official newspaper published by the Federation of Students at the University of Waterloo (in the city of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories ...

'', 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 (1984), a United States Supreme Court case dealing with administrative law *

Chevron Cars Ltd Chevron Cars Ltd. is an English manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett's death in 1978, the firm has remained active in various guises. The original company's designs and name continue to be used to ...

, a British racing car constructor *

Chevron Engineering Ltd Chevron Engineering Specialties Ltd is a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 70 ...

, a New Zealand car maker

People

Philip Chevron Philip Ryan (17 June 1957 – 8 October 2013), professionally known as Philip Chevron, was an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist and record producer. He was best known as the lead guitarist for the celtic punk band The Pogues and as the fron ...

(1957–2013), Irish singer/songwriter *

The Chevrons The Chevrons were a United States pop group who recorded the hit record "Lullabye" in 1960. The band featured lead singer Terry Cashman, best known for his baseball songs, notably " Talkin' Baseball", then known by his born name, Dennis Minogue. ...

, an American pop group

Places

* Chevron, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Stoumont *

Chevron, Kansas Chevron is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas Scott County (standard abbreviation: SC) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,151. Its county seat is Scott City, ...

, an unincorporated community, United States * Chevron, or

Hebron Hebron ( ar, الخليل or ; he, חֶבְרוֹן ) is a Palestinian. city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies above sea level. The second-largest city in the West Bank (after Eas ...

, a city in the West Bank *

Chevron Island The Chevron Island is an urban island that lies in the Nerang River and is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Surfers Paradise in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. History Chevron Island is a natural island previously known a ...

, a neighbourhood in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia *

Château de Chevron The Château de Chevron is a redesigned and remodelled castle in the ''commune'' of Mercury in the Savoie ''département'' of France. It was owned by the powerful Quilliard family. History Pope Nicholas II was born in Chevron between 990 and 9 ...

, in France * Chevron Mountain *

Chevron Reef Chevron Reef, also known as Pratte's Reef, was an artificial reef constructed in 2000 in Santa Monica Bay, offshore from Dockweiler State Beach. It was the first artificial surfing reef in the United States and was the second to be built worldwide. ...

, artificial reef constructed in 2000 in Santa Monica Bay *

Chevron Rocks Chevron Rocks () is a distinctive rock outcrop at the north end of Retrospect Spur, near the head of Hood Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. A New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Oc ...

Chevron Science Center Chevron Science Center is a landmark academic building at 219 Parkman Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The 15-story facility, completed in 1974, was designed by Kuhn, Newcomer & Val ...

, academic building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

Estadio Chevron Estadio Chevron (formerly known as Estadio Nacional de Tijuana, Estadio de Beisbol Calimax, and Estadio Gasmart) is a baseball stadium located in Tijuana, Baja California, in Mexico with a capacity of 17,000, all seated. It was built in 1976 with ...

, a professional baseball stadium located in Tijuana, Baja California, in Mexico

Symbols

Chevron (insignia) A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark or symbol, often inverted. 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 unifor ...

, a heraldic symbol *

Guillemet Guillemets (, also , , ) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, and , used as quotation marks in a number of languages. In some of these languages "single" guillemets, and , are used for a quotation inside a ...

, a type of quotation mark that looks like a pair of small chevrons *

Angle brackets A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'r ...

, another pair of punctuation marks sometimes called chevrons *

Trill (music) The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th until the early 20th century) is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart, which can be identified with the context of t ...

, a wavy line indicating a trill * Chevron, a symbol used in reticles in firearm scopes like the ACOG *

Rank insignia An insignia () is a sign or mark distinguishing a group, grade, rank, or function. It can be a symbol of personal power or that of an official group or governing body. On its own, an insignia is a sign of a specific or general authority and is ...

in many armed forces * Chevron (flag), a flag pattern * Circumflex, a chevron-shaped diacritical mark * Caron/haček, a diacritical mark known as "inverted chevron"

Other uses

* Chevron, a type of

moustache A moustache (; en-US, mustache, ) is a strip of facial hair grown above the upper lip. Moustaches have been worn in various styles throughout history. Etymology The word "moustache" is French, and is derived from the Italian ''mustaccio'' ...

* Chevron, part of a stargate in the ''Stargate'' fictional universe * "Chevron" (song), from the 2016 album ''Mariner'' *

Chevron bead Chevron beads are special glass beads; the first specimens of this type were created by glass bead makers in Venice and Murano, Italy, toward the end of the 14th century. They may also be referred to as ''rosetta,'' or star beads. The term ''roset ...