wyeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• wy

語源 1

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

名詞

wye (複数形 wyes)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
   • 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190

     Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true または false) then is compared to the value of zee.

   • 2004 Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, p. 170

     It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."

2. A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.

   A wye is used to split a single line [hose or cable] into two lines.

   By going around the wye, a train can change direction.

派生語

• wye cable
• wye level
• wye switch

参考

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed

動詞

wye (三人称単数 現在形 wyes, 現在分詞 wyeing または wying, 過去形および過去分詞形 wyed)

1. (transitive) To make something into a wye shape.

   When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.

2. (transitive, rail transport) To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.

   Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.

   Committee contend that when these trains are wyed at Springfield, the road passenger crews are performing yard work at that point to eliminate switching by yard crews.

語源 2

古期英語 wiga.

名詞

wye (複数形 wyes)

1. (poetic, obsolete) A warrior or fighter.
2. (poetic, obsolete) A hero; a man, person.

アナグラム

• Wey, wey, yew