sheet nappe
1sheet-flood — ● sheet flood, sheet floods nom masculin (anglais sheet, nappe, et flood, inondation) Synonyme de ruissellement en nappe. ● sheet flood, sheet floods (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais sheet, nappe, et flood, inondation) Synonymes …
2sheet-floods — ● sheet flood, sheet floods nom masculin (anglais sheet, nappe, et flood, inondation) Synonyme de ruissellement en nappe. ● sheet flood, sheet floods (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais sheet, nappe, et flood, inondation) Synonymes …
3nappe — noun Etymology: French, tablecloth, sheet, nappe, from Old French nape more at napkin Date: 1904 1. sheet 6 2. a large mass of rock thrust over other rocks 3. one of the two sheets that lie on opposite sides of the vertex and together make up a… …
4nappe — [ nap ] n. f. • v. 1170 nape; lat. mappa « serviette de table » I ♦ Linge qui sert à couvrir la table du repas. La nappe et les serviettes. Nappe blanche; à carreaux. Mettre, ôter la nappe. Nappe en plastique, en papier. ♢ (1508) Liturg. Nappes d …
5Nappe — Nappe, n. [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See {Napery}.] (Geom.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without… …
6nappe — [nap] n. 1. Geol. a mass or sheet of rock that has been moved horizontally by geologic forces 2. Geom. either of the two identical portions of a CONE (sense 1c) that meet at the vertex: each portion is equivalent to a right circular cone …
7nappe — /nap/, n. 1. Geol. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold. 2. Geom. one of the two equal sections of a cone. [1905 10, Amer.; < F: lit., tablecloth, cloth; OF… …
8Nappe (disambiguation) — In geology a nappe is a complex recumbent fold system. In geometry, a nappe is half of a double cone. In engineering a nappe can also refer to a sheet of water flowing over a dam or similar structure. In cooking, nappe refers to either the… …
9Nappe (water) — The term Nappe when used in relation to hydro engineering refers to the sheet of water over topping a dam. It is an important issue in dam construction because unless air can be introduced into the nappe, the vibration of the water can lead to… …
10nappe — [nap] noun Geology a sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighbouring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding. Origin C19: from Fr. nappe tablecloth …
