nappe
See also: nappé
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nap/
Noun
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
body of water
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mathematics
geology
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hydraulics
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nap/
audio (file)
Noun
nappe f (plural nappes)
- tablecloth
- layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water)
- ribbon cable
- une nappe IDE
Derived terms
Verb
nappe
Further reading
- “nappe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hnæpp.
Etymology 2
A back-formation from nappen.
Etymology 3
From Old English hnappian.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)
References
- “nappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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