nappe
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /nap/
Noun

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 2011, p. 96:
      The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
  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 liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.
Translations
  • Spanish: napa de agua
Translations
  • Spanish: napa tectónica
Verb

nappe (nappes, present participle napping; past and past participle napped)

  1. (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.
    to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze



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