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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /nap/
• 韻: -ap

名詞

nappe (plural nappes)

1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
2. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
3. (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 96:

     The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.

   Synonym: thrust sheet

4. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
5. (cooking) The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.

動詞

nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

1. (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.

   to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

アナグラム

• 'appen, NAEPP

名詞

nappe

1. Alternative form of nap (“drinking bowl”)

語源 2

名詞

nappe

1. Alternative form of nap (“nap”)

語源 3

動詞

nappe

1. Alternative form of nappen