You Might Like

Nappe

- Noun

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.


More related articles

  • Nappe

    In geology, a nappe or thrust sheet is a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved more than

  • Aarmassif

    The Aarmassif or Aaremassif (German: Aarmassiv) is a geologic massif in the Swiss Alps. It contains a number of large mountain chains and parts of mountain chains.

  • Klippe

    is the remnant portion of a nappe after erosion has removed connecting portions of the nappe

  • Dent Blanche nappe

    in the Pennine Alps. The nappe is tectonostratigraphically on top of the Penninic nappes and by most researchers seen as Austroalpine.

  • Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quartet from Louisville, Kentucky. The group

  • Giessen nappe

    The Giessen nappe (German: Gießener Decke) is a tectonic nappe in the southeastern part

  • Nappe (water)

    In hydraulic engineering, a nappe is a sheet or curtain of water that flows over a weir or dam

  • Gotthard nappe

    The Gotthard nappe (German: Gotthard-Decke, in older literature called the Gotthard Massif

  • Orlando Nappe

    Orlando Nappe (c. 1931 in Buenos Aires – 2007) was an Argentine footballer. He capped 121 matches

  • Nappe (disambiguation)

    None

You Might Like