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nappe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nap/ (UK)

Etymology

From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape.

Meanings

1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
2. Either of the two parts of a double cone.
3. A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
   • The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes. 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 96:
4. Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
5. The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.

Forms

Synonyms

thrust sheet

Translations (7)

hu palást (mathematics) · sk príkrov (geology) · es napa de agua (body of water) · hi नापे (mathematics) · cs příkrov (geology) · es napa tectónica (geology) · hu takaró (geology)

nappe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /nap/ (UK)

Etymology

From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape.

Meanings

1. To coat (a food) with liquid.
   • to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

Forms