nappe

名词 n. 动词 v.
/nap/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
  2. Either of the two parts of a double cone.
  3. A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
    — The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
  4. Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
  5. The ability of a sauce or other relatively thick liquid to coat food, the back of a spoon, etc.
动词 v.
  1. To coat (a food) with liquid.
    — to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

词形变化

nappes plural nappes present,singular,third-person napping participle,present napped participle,past napped past

词源

词源 1
From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape.
词源 2
From French nappe. Doublet of map, mop, and nape.
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