NAPPE


Meaning of NAPPE in English

ˈnap noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, tablecloth, cover, sheet — more at napkin

1.

[French nappe ( d'eau ), literally, sheet of water]

: a sheet of water falling from the crest of a weir

2. : a large mass thrust over other rocks by a recumbent anticlinal fold, by thrust faulting, or by a combination of both

3.

a. : sheet 6

b. : one of the two sheets that lie on opposite sides of the vertex and together make up a cone

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