English-Thai Dictionary

nappe

N สายน้ำ ไหล จาก เขื่อน  sai-nam-lai-jak-kuan

 

napped

ADJ ซึ่ง งีบหลับ  sueng-ngib-lab

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NAPPE

Nappe, n. Etym: [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery. ] (Geom.)

 

Defn: Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nappe

nappe |nap næp | ▶noun Geology a sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighboring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French nappe ‘tablecloth. ’

 

napped

napped 1 |napt næpt | ▶adjective [ usu. in combination ] (of a textile ) having a nap, usually of a specified kind: a long-napped paint roller.

 

napped

napped 2 |næpt napt | ▶adjective (of food ) served in a sauce or other liquid: mushrooms napped with melted butter. ORIGIN 1970s: from French napper ‘coat with (a sauce ),’ from nappe ‘cloth, ’ figuratively ‘pool of liquid, ’ + -ed 2 .

 

napper

nap ¦per |ˈnapə | ▶noun Brit. informal a person's head: a couple of shaven nappers. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from thieves' slang, of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nappe

nappe |nap | ▶noun Geology a sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighbouring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French nappe ‘tablecloth ’.

 

napped

napped 1 |ˈnapt | ▶adjective [ usu. in combination ] (of a textile ) having a nap, usually of a specified kind: a long-napped paint roller.

 

napped

napped 2 |napt | ▶adjective (of food ) served in a sauce or other liquid: mushrooms napped with melted butter. ORIGIN 1970s: from French napper ‘coat with (a sauce )’, from nappe ‘cloth ’, figuratively ‘pool of liquid ’, + -ed 2 .

 

napper

nap ¦per |ˈnapə | ▶noun Brit. informal a person's head: a couple of shaven nappers. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from thieves' slang, of unknown origin.

 

French Dictionary

nappe

nappe n. f. nom féminin 1 Linge dont on recouvre la table. : Une jolie nappe à carreaux. 2 Vaste étendue plane, souvent souterraine. : Une nappe de pétrole. Note Technique En ce sens, ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • bassin, pièce d ’eau artificielle, réservoir; • étang, petite étendue d ’eau peu profonde; • lac, grande étendue d ’eau à l ’intérieur des terres; • marais, eau stagnante. Nappe phréatique. Nappe supérieure des eaux souterraines. Note Orthographique na pp e.

 

napper

napper v. tr. verbe transitif Recouvrir un mets d ’une sauce, d ’une crème, etc. : Napper un gâteau de crème fouettée. aimer Note Orthographique na pp er.

 

napperon

napperon n. m. nom masculin Petite nappe individuelle placée sur une table, un meuble pour le protéger ou le décorer. : Fanny a taché le napperon. Note Orthographique na pp eron.