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Definition of 'nappe'English
Noun
( en-noun)
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 .
(hydraulics) Nappe, the underside of which 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" or the act of coating a food.
- to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze.
Similar to 'nappe'newbie, neve, nape, nave, nope, naive, nieve, novae, nebbie, noobie, navie, nife, nabe, nappie, naeve
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