nappe

Meaning of nappe

noun
  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.
  4. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
  5. The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.
verb
  1. To coat (a food) with liquid.
    to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

Information about nappe

  • The plural form of nappe is: nappes.
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Hyphenation of nappe

nappe

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • nappe is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of nappe

Papen

Words that rhyme with nappe

Aggappe, chappe, schappe, lagniappe, Tarnkappe, kappe, tarnkappe, clappe, photomappe, genappe, knappe, lagnappe, snappe, Trappe, rappe, surfrappe

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