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Protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain
Chaff (/tʃæf/; also UK: /tʃɑːf/) is dry, scale-like plant material such as the protective seed casings of cereal grains, the scale-like parts of flowers
Chaff
Radar countermeasure
Chaff, originally called Window or Düppel, is a radar countermeasure involving the dispersal of thin strips of aluminium, metallized glass fiber, or plastic
Chaff_(countermeasure)
Topics referred to by the same term
chaff or separate the wheat from the chaff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chaff is dry inedible plant material. Chaff may also refer to: Chaff (countermeasure)
Chaff_(disambiguation)
Device for cutting straw or hay into small pieces
required). Introduction to chaff cutter The “chaff box” or “chaff cutter” Chaff Cutting in Millthorpe Tractor Driven Chaff Cutter with Upward and Downward
Chaff_cutter
Programming algorithm
Chaff is an algorithm for solving instances of the Boolean satisfiability problem in programming. It was designed by researchers at Princeton University
Chaff_algorithm
Species of flowering plant
splendens (ʻEwa hinahina; also called Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, or round-leaved chaff flower) is a species of flowering plant
Achyranthes_splendens
Cryptographic technique
mixed together with inedible fibrous chaff. The chaff and grain are then separated by winnowing, and the chaff is discarded. The cryptographic technique
Chaffing_and_winnowing
Chaff-Faced Ware (sometimes abbreviated as CFW, and alternately called Chaff-Tempered Ware) is a Late Chalcolithic (4300-3500BCE) pottery which has found
Chaff-Faced_Ware
American song
"Gumbo Chaff", also spelled "Gombo Chaff", is an American song, first performed in the early 1830s. It was part of the repertoire of early blackface performers
Gumbo_Chaff
Vexatious litigant
Alexander Chaffers was a notorious lawyer who was a party in the scandal of Sir Travers and Lady Twiss in 1872 and was subsequently considered such a vexatious
Alexander_Chaffers
Species of plant
Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil's horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family
Achyranthes_aspera
Species of flowering plant
Achyranthes japonica, commonly known as Oriental chaff flower or Japanese chaff flower, is a perennial member of the genus Achyranthes in the family Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes_japonica
Surname list
Look up chaffer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chaffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Lucy Chaffer (born 1983), Australian
Chaffer
Corvus chaff launcher is a British shipborne chaff decoy launching system manufactured by Vickers Ltd Group. It is a lightweight, quick reaction system
Corvus_chaff_launcher
Fragments left over from cutting into paper
tape used in telegraphy. These patents sometimes include synonyms such as "chaff" and "chips". A patent filing in 1930 included a "receptacle or chad box
Chad_(paper)
Students' newspaper at Massey University, New Zealand
Chaff was the students' newspaper at Massey University, New Zealand, from 1934 until 2011. Chaff was established by the Massey Agricultural College Students'
Chaff_(newspaper)
American short-range decoy launching system
The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is an American
Mark_36_SRBOC
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
built in 1934 by Jim McGilvray and Harold Fife. It is also known as the Chaff cutting train. The property is owned by City of Wagga Wagga. It was added
Mobile Cook's Galley, Museum of the Riverina
Mobile_Cook's_Galley,_Museum_of_the_Riverina
Bacterial wheat disease
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS), also known as black chaff, is a common bacterial disease of wheat. The disease is caused by the bacterial species Xanthomonas
Bacterial_leaf_streak
Method of separating grain from chaff
Winnowing is a process by which chaff is separated from grain. It can also be used to remove pests from stored grain. Winnowing usually follows threshing
Winnowing
American actor (born 1971)
1971) is an American actor. He has had several major roles, including Chaff in Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Detective Sergeant Morris in American
E._Roger_Mitchell
Civil conflict and genocide in Zimbabwe (1982–87)
Shona term that loosely translates as "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains". It was originally used by ZANU during the Rhodesian
Gukurahundi
Genus of flowering plants
medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus. The Hawaiian species (A
Achyranthes
Decoy system
Factory Board for the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy previously procured chaff rocket systems from the Soviet Union. Supplies came to a halt following
Kavach_(anti-missile_system)
William Chaffers (28 September 1811 – 12 April 1892) was an English antiquary and writer of reference works on hallmarks, and marks on ceramics. His Marks
William_Chaffers
Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR), and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR) in 2021 to satisfy the qualitative chaff requirements
Defence_Laboratory,_Jodhpur
Apparatus that grinds grain into flour
building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding. The Greek geographer Strabo reported in his
Gristmill
1993 short story by Greg Egan
"Chaff" is a science-fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan, first published in Interzone #78 in December 1993. The novelette was included in
Chaff_(novelette)
Reported UFO incident in 1964
argued the team had actually recorded the release of decoy warheads and chaff designed to prevent the weapon being intercepted by Soviet defenses. According
Big_Sur_UFO
Military aircraft utilized in electronic warfare
deception methods. In 1943, British Avro Lancaster aircraft were equipped with chaff in order to blind enemy air defence radars. They were supplemented by specially-equipped
Electronic-warfare_aircraft
Chaff on the Wind (1986) is the first novel by Gambian author Ebou Dibba. Set in the Gambia, it was published by Macmillan Education. Some of the characters
Chaff_on_the_Wind
Air-to-surface rocket
operations. It can be used to carry various types of warheads, including chaff for countermeasures. It is usually fired from the LAU-10 rocket pod, holding
Zuni_(rocket)
The AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System, commonly referred to as "Rubber Duck", consists of inflatable radar-reflecting decoy buoys. It is used by the U
AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Buoy Decoy System
AN/SLQ-49_Chaff_Buoy_Decoy_System
Chaff rocket
Tracor for use by the United States Air Force. It was used to dispense chaff from Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers. Originally given the designation
ADR-8
Cereal food made from green durum wheat
and sun-dried, and then carefully set alight such that only the straw and chaff burn, with the grain protected by its high water content. This roasted wheat
Freekeh
Form of electronic countermeasures
operator's scope. Mechanical jamming devices include chaff, corner reflectors, and decoys. Chaff is made of different length metallic strips, which reflect
Radar_jamming_and_deception
Hard outer layers of cereal grain
(maize), wheat, oats, barley, rye, and millet. Bran is not the same as chaff, which is a coarser, scaly material surrounding the grain and is indigestible
Bran
Species of flowering plant
Achyranthes mutica (also called blunt chaff flower) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is a perennial shrub
Achyranthes_mutica
Protective husk of rice grains
material, fertilizer, insulation material, or fuel. Rice hulls are part of the chaff of the rice. Rice hulls are part of the rice seed. The hull protects the
Rice_hull
Ballistic missile payload containing multiple warheads which are independently targetable
vehicle backs away, the RVs, decoys, and chaff are deployed (this may occur during ascent). 7. The RVs and chaff reenter the atmosphere at high speeds and
Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle
Military airplane defensive hardware and software
packets of chaff/flares giving the Eurofighter a total of 320 chaff/flare cartridges (total weight 7–9 kg), consisting of the following decoys: Chaff RR-184
Praetorian_DASS
Separating edible grain from straw
piece of ground so that when the straw was removed the wind blew away the chaff and left the grain. A contemporary version of this in some locations is
Threshing
1944 military operations
deceive the radar system they proposed dropping clouds of aluminium foil (chaff, then code-named Window) at two mile intervals. The clouds would appear
D-Day_naval_deceptions
Archaic English occupation
A chafe-wax, or chaff-wax, was an officer under the Lord Chancellor, whose duty it was to prepare the wax for sealing documents. The office was abolished
Chafe-wax
Australian sprint canoeist
Ross Chaffer (born 18 July 1972) is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000
Ross_Chaffer
Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, RAOU (1899 – 22 November 1992) was an Australian businessman, a bird photographer and an amateur ornithologist. He was a pioneer
Norman_Chaffer
American band
Tennessee. It is made up of husband and wife songwriters Don and Lori Chaffer. The band was formed in 1995. Upon completion of Don's solo album You Were
Waterdeep_(band)
Digital Radio Frequency Memory jammer
versions: the BriteCloud 55 decoy launched from standard 55 mm diameter chaff/flare cartridge dispensers, and the BriteCloud 218 decoy launched from smaller
AN/ALQ-260_BriteCloud
Agricultural machine
improvements to a machine that automatically threshes and separates grain from the chaff, freeing farmers from a slow and laborious process. Avery and Pitts were
Threshing_machine
Species of flowering plant
Chamissoa altissima, or false chaff flower, is native to North and South America. In Brazil it grows in the Cerrado vegetation. List of plants of Cerrado
Chamissoa_altissima
Agricultural tool for preparing grains
A winnowing basket or fan is a tool for winnowing grain from chaff while removing dirt and dust too. They have been used traditionally in a number of
Winnowing_basket
English pottery manufacturer (1731–1765)
Richard Chaffers (1731 – 8 December 1765) was a pottery manufacturer in Liverpool, England. Chaffers, son of a shipwright in Liverpool, started in business
Richard_Chaffers
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Le Chaffal (French pronunciation: [lə ʃafal]; Occitan: Lo Chaafalc) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Communes of the Drôme
Le_Chaffal
Modified or specialized leaf
further pair of bracts at its base called glumes. These bracts form the chaff that is usually removed from cereal grain during threshing and winnowing
Bract
Australian skeleton racer (born 1983)
Lucy Chaffer (born 19 October 1983 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian skeleton racer. She competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Lucy_Chaffer
Missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
(RV) deployment. 6. The RVs, as well as decoys and chaff, are deployed. 7. The RVs (now armed) and chaff re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. 8. The nuclear
Ballistic_missile
Country in Southeastern Africa
become known as Gukurahundi (Shona: 'the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains'). The Fifth Brigade, a North Korean-trained elite
Zimbabwe
Swedish aircraft equipment pod
(infrared homing) missile counter-measures pod. It can be equipped with chaff-dispensing, flares and electronic counter-measures and threat analysis capabilities
BOZ_counter-measures_pod
Iranian warship class, commissioned 2022
with six 23 mm gatling guns (likely Asef), one 30 mm autocannon and two chaff dispensers. These are also incorporated in other warships of the class.
Shahid Soleimani-class corvette
Shahid_Soleimani-class_corvette
Machine that harvests grain crops
Harvester series. These combines used a shaker to separate the grain from the chaff and straw-walkers (grates with small teeth on an eccentric shaft) to eject
Combine_harvester
Electronic device for deceiving detection systems
during the Gallipoli campaign. World War II ECM expanded to include dropping chaff (originally called Window), jamming and spoofing radar and navigation signals
Electronic_countermeasure
Missile flight technique
Sea skimming is a technique many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft use to avoid radar and infrared detection and to lower the probability
Sea_skimming
2024 Danish television miniseries
tiden) 49 min 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) 2 "Separating the Wheat from the Chaff" (Fårene skilles fra bukkene) 50 min 27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 3 "The
Families_like_Ours
Verse of the New Testament
his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. The World English Bible translates the passage as:
Matthew_3:12
Small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia and north Africa
and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full
Common_chiffchaff
Grain separated from chaff for grinding
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding. It can also refer to grain that has been coarsely
Grist
the remaining grain and chaff was collected. By a process called winnowing, the grain was tossed into the air to allow the chaff and dirt to be blown away
Threshing_stone
British decoy system
Seduction Chaff, which was designed to give a larger and more rapid cloud of chaff than existing SRBOC munitions at the time. Mk216 Distraction Chaff Mk245
Seagnat
Agricultural byproduct of cereal crops
byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal
Straw
1996 studio album by Propagandhi
misunderstands them, even if it separates the wheat from the chaff and we're the chaff and it's just us. Let's lay it out on the table." The album was
Less_Talk,_More_Rock
Single-barrel Autocannon
larger than 20 mm ammunition. An unusual munition was the Chaff dispenser PRL, with 48,000 chaff particles internally; it is not known how it was used. The
Nudelman-Rikhter_NR-30
Type of bedding
(ticking). This is then filled to make a mattress, with material such as straw, chaff, horsehair, coarse wool or down feathers, and less commonly, leaves, grass
Tick_mattress
1980–1988 armed conflict in West Asia
equipment, incorporating modern electronic countermeasure pods, decoys such as chaff and flare, and anti-radiation missiles. Due to heavy losses in the last
Iran–Iraq_War
Restorationist Christian denomination
25–26, 101. Singelenberg, Richard (1989). "It Separated the Wheat From the Chaff: The 1975 Prophecy and its Impact Among Dutch Jehovah's Witnesses". Sociological
Jehovah's_Witnesses
Copyright notice
""All rights reserved." in a copyright declaration is nearly always just chaff". Frequently Given Answers. Archived from the original on 2005-03-20. Eugene
All_rights_reserved
Naval missile decoy system
forming part of a layered defence to counter anti-ship missiles. Unlike chaff, the decoy is persistent and will float for up to three hours in sea state
Naval_Decoy_IDS300
Species of flowering plant
Amphitecna macrophylla, commonly known as black calabash or chaff-bush, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is found in small patches
Amphitecna_macrophylla
Type of aircraft
AN/ALQ-221 AN/ALQ-249 AN/ALQ-260 AN/SLQ-25 AN/SLQ-32 AN/ULQ-6 Flare and chaff decoy systems AN/ALE-47 AN/SLQ-49 Mark 36 SRBOC Nulka Directional IRCM systems
Shield_AI_MQ-35_V-BAT
Genus of flowering plants
Amphipappus is a North American genus in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of the southwestern United States, in southern California
Amphipappus
Canadian businessman and politician
William Henry Chaffers (August 2, 1827 – July 1894) was a Quebec businessman and politician. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Rougemont
William_Henry_Chaffers
Airborne ECM flare and chaff ejection system
incoming radar and infrared homing missiles. It works by dispensing flares or chaff from a large variety of military aircraft. In accordance with the Joint
AN/ALE-47
Pakistani One-way attack drone
Advanced Decontamination System (HEADS) Countermeasure systems MOHAFIZ Chaff & Flare system Electronics EW DETJAM-6500 RIBAT Spider-AD Safrah Radars
GIDS_Sarkash
South Korean actor and singer
Talent Competition, Park has appeared in television dramas, notably The Bean Chaff of My Life (2003), Sweet Buns (2004), Pink Lipstick (2010), Glowing She
Park_Gwang-hyun
Glide bomb
Advanced Decontamination System (HEADS) Countermeasure systems MOHAFIZ Chaff & Flare system Electronics EW DETJAM-6500 RIBAT Spider-AD Safrah Radars
Azb_REK
Defence of a single object or a limited area
defence. Similarly, passive systems—electronic countermeasures, decoys, chaff, flares, barrage balloons—are not considered point defence. Bachem Ba 349
Point-defence
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
connected with mystery religions. A winnowing fan was used to separate the chaff from the grain. Lenaius, Ληναῖος ("god of the wine-press") Lyaeus, or Lyaios
Dionysus
Class of American amphibious assault ships
ships include four to six Mark 36 SRBOC chaff and decoy launchers, an AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoy, AN/SLQ-49 chaff buoys, a Sea Gnat missile decoy, and an
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship
Venezuelan boxer
champion on August 17, 1930, after beating Sixto Escobar. Also known as 'Henry Chaff' and 'El Indio de Irapa' he was the first Venezuelan boxer to ever achieve
Enrique_Chaffardet
Character flaw in someone
that the glorious statue shall be smashed by a stone into pieces, like chaff on the threshing floor, and blown to the winds. The image of the expensive
Feet_of_clay
Jet-powered drone
Expendable decoy derived directly from Firebee. 147NA: Chaff dispenser variant. 147NC: Chaff / leaflet dispenser variant. 147NC(M1): Low-level version
Ryan_Model_147
Royal Navy frigate of the Type 21, Amazon Class
removed. Signaal DA08 air search radar replaced the Type 992, while SRBOC chaff launchers and a 20mm Phalanx CIWS were fitted. Her ship’s bell was sold
HMS_Active_(F171)
Indian Navy ship class
(DLRL). The vessels are also fitted with two chaff/flare launchers, featuring long and medium range deceiver chaff. Features two Graesby G738 Towed Torpedo
Brahmaputra-class_frigate
1969 class of German Navy destroyer
1990s, the ships in the class each received two RIM-116 RAM launchers and Chaff launchers.[citation needed] With the decommissioning of Lütjens on 18 December
Lütjens-class_destroyer
sonar Electronic warfare & decoys ESM ES-3601-10 Decoys 2 × Type 945 GPJ chaff launchers Armament 1 × 100 mm/56 Type 79A twin-barreled gun 4 × 37 mm Type
HTMS_Kraburi
Fighter aircraft family developed from 1958
to improve their self-defense capabilities by fitting improved flare and chaff systems and a more capable radar warning receiver. New infrared cameras
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
UK aeorospace and defence group
the technology from both domestic and foreign armed forces, using it as chaff, a radar decoy. During 1974, the company was first listed on the London
Chemring_Group
Outer shell or coating of a seed
seed rack of the corn. Dehulling is the process of removing the hulls (or chaff) from beans and other seeds. This is sometimes done using a machine known
Husk
Australian science fiction author and mathematician
ISBN 0-646-23230-4 Chaff (1993) Beyond the Whistle Test (1989) Transition Dreams (1993) Our Lady of Chernobyl (1994) Luminous (1998), ISBN 1-85798-551-6 Chaff (1993)
Greg_Egan
in four pods, Booket jammer system and chaff dispensers in the tailcone. Later-production aircraft had the chaff dispensers relocated to the cargo door
List of Antonov An-12 variants
List_of_Antonov_An-12_variants
1984 album by the Minutemen
songs for different sides of the double album, with the fourth side named "Chaff". Lyrics for several songs on Double Nickels on the Dime were written by
Double_Nickels_on_the_Dime
CHAFF
CHAFF
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Chaffin.
Surname or Lastname
English (Dorset)
English (Dorset) : variant spelling of Chaffee. In the U.K. this is the usual spelling of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chaffee.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : descriptive nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (Latin calvus).All present-day English bearers of the name Chaffin are descended from John Chaffin (died 1658), a blacksmith of Bruton, Somerset. The surname is now much more common in America than in England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spink ‘chaffinch’ (probably of imitative origin), hence a nickname bestowed on account of some fancied resemblance to the bird.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : descriptive nickname from a derivative of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (Latin calvus). Compare Cave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chaffin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chaffee.
CHAFF
CHAFF
Boy/Male
Hindu
Invincible
Boy/Male
Indian, Malayalam
Honest
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
British, English
Defender by Thor
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
One who has Red-colored Body
Girl/Female
Muslim
Unique, Singular, Exclusive
Male
Cornish
, supplanter.
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of the earth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Everything you see, Feel, Smell
CHAFF
CHAFF
CHAFF
CHAFF
CHAFF
n.
A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Chaffer
n.
The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain.
n.
The chaffinch.
a.
Without chaff.
imp. & p. p.
of Chaffer
v. t.
To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel.
a.
Light or worthless as chaff.
n.
The chaffinch.
n.
The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.
n.
A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.
imp. & p. p.
of Chaff
a.
Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.
n.
One who chaffs.
n.
One who chaffers; a bargainer.
n.
To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Chaff
n.
The chiff-chaff.
v. i.
To separate chaff from grain.
a.
Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.