nappe
See also: nappé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nappe (plural nappes)
- The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
- (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
- (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:
- The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:
- (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
- (cooking) The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.
Translations[edit]
body of water
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mathematics
geology
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hydraulics
Verb[edit]
nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
- (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.
- to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nappe f (plural nappes)
- tablecloth
- layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water)
- ribbon cable
- une nappe IDE
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
nappe
- first-person singular present indicative of napper
- third-person singular present indicative of napper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of napper
- first-person singular present subjunctive of napper
- second-person singular imperative of napper
Further reading[edit]
- “nappe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
nappe f
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)
References[edit]
- “nappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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