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nappe
noun
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 carried from its original position
(
context, hydraulics
) Nappe, the underside of which is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
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From
French, nappe
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