"nappe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nap/ [UK] Forms: nappes [plural]
Rhymes: -ap Etymology: From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|nappe}} French nappe, {{doublet|en|map|mop|nape|id3=tablecloth}} Doublet of map, mop, and nape Head templates: {{en-noun}} nappe (plural nappes)
  1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop. Translations (body of water): napa de agua [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-noun-fapK4Ib1 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 7 21 30 27 4 Disambiguation of 'body of water': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics): नापे (nāpe) (Hindi), palást (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-noun-z5qiycjR Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics': 24 59 0 17 0
  3. (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology): příkrov [masculine] (Czech), takaró (Hungarian), príkrov [masculine] (Slovak), napa tectónica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-noun-y5-U95wM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 28 31 24 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 21 34 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 7 21 30 27 4 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology': 3 7 59 19 12
  4. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-noun-HWS7~76y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 28 31 24 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 21 34 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 7 21 30 27 4 Topics: engineering, hydraulics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (cooking) The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-noun-U0cP5~do Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 28 31 24 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 21 34 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 6 18 22 45 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 7 21 24 35 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 7 21 30 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 6 5 22 26 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 5 24 24 36 7 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Verb

IPA: /nap/ [UK] Forms: nappes [present, singular, third-person], napping [participle, present], napped [participle, past], napped [past]
Rhymes: -ap Etymology: From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|nappe}} French nappe, {{doublet|en|map|mop|nape|id3=tablecloth}} Doublet of map, mop, and nape Head templates: {{en-verb}} nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
  1. (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-nappe-en-verb-4~Qfv0yD Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cooking"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To coat (a food) with liquid."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nap/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nappe (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "nappe"
}

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