Definitions For Nappe

Verb

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

Noun

NAPPE (plural NAPPEs) The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone. (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure. (cooking) The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.

Translations

Spanish: napa de agua, f Czech: příkrov, m Slovak: príkrov, m Spanish: napa tectónica, f

Etymology

From {{der, en, fr, nappe}}.

Anagrams

'appen, NAEPP