canopy

a covering of canvas or other material supported on poles; such as a canopy from a doorway to the curb; an ornamental, rooflike projection
Not to be confused with:canapé – a cracker or thin piece of toast spread with a savory food such as cheese or caviar

can·o·py

C0074000 (kăn′ə-pē)n. pl. can·o·pies 1. a. A covering, usually cloth, suspended over a throne or bed.b. A cloth covering held aloft on poles above a sacred object, an eminent person, or a couple being married during certain wedding ceremonies.c. A cloth covering held aloft on posts, used for shade or decoration.2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees.6. The transparent covering that encloses the cockpit of certain aircraft.7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.tr.v. can·o·pied, can·o·py·ing, can·o·pies To cover with or as if with a canopy.

[Middle English canape, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpēum, from Greek kōnōpeion, bed with mosquito netting, from kōnōps, kōnōp-, mosquito.]

canopy

(ˈkænəpɪ) n, pl -pies1. (Furniture) an ornamental awning above a throne or bed or held over a person of importance on ceremonial occasions2. (Architecture) a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc3. (Architecture) a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area4. a large or wide covering, esp one high above: the sky was a grey canopy. 5. (Aeronautics) the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute6. (Aeronautics) the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit7. (Environmental Science) the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the treesvb, -pies, -pying or -pied (tr) to cover with or as if with a canopy[C14: from Medieval Latin canōpeum mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpeum gauze net, from Greek kōnōpeion bed with protective net, from kōnōps mosquito]

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(ˈkæn ə pi)

n., pl. -pies, n. 1. a covering, usu. of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object. 2. a long awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb. 3. an ornamental, rooflike projection or covering. 4. the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest. 5. the part of a parachute that opens up and fills with air. 6. the transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane. v.t. 7. to cover with or as if with a canopy. [1350–1400; Middle English canope < Medieval Latin canōpēum]

Canopy

an overhanging shelter or shade; used figuratively.Examples: canopy of clouds, 1855; of heaven, 1869; of plumage, 1843; of trees; of virtue, 1603.

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Past participle: canopied
Gerund: canopying

Imperative
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Present
I canopy
you canopy
he/she/it canopies
we canopy
you canopy
they canopy

Preterite
I canopied
you canopied
he/she/it canopied
we canopied
you canopied
they canopied

Present Continuous
I am canopying
you are canopying
he/she/it is canopying
we are canopying
you are canopying
they are canopying

Present Perfect
I have canopied
you have canopied
he/she/it has canopied
we have canopied
you have canopied
they have canopied

Past Continuous
I was canopying
you were canopying
he/she/it was canopying
we were canopying
you were canopying
they were canopying

Past Perfect
I had canopied
you had canopied
he/she/it had canopied
we had canopied
you had canopied
they had canopied

Future
I will canopy
you will canopy
he/she/it will canopy
we will canopy
you will canopy
they will canopy

Future Perfect
I will have canopied
you will have canopied
he/she/it will have canopied
we will have canopied
you will have canopied
they will have canopied

Future Continuous
I will be canopying
you will be canopying
he/she/it will be canopying
we will be canopying
you will be canopying
they will be canopying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been canopying
you have been canopying
he/she/it has been canopying
we have been canopying
you have been canopying
they have been canopying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been canopying
you will have been canopying
he/she/it will have been canopying
we will have been canopying
you will have been canopying
they will have been canopying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been canopying
you had been canopying
he/she/it had been canopying
we had been canopying
you had been canopying
they had been canopying

Conditional
I would canopy
you would canopy
he/she/it would canopy
we would canopy
you would canopy
they would canopy

Past Conditional
I would have canopied
you would have canopied
he/she/it would have canopied
we would have canopied
you would have canopied
they would have canopied

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpitcockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraftcovering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	2.	canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with aircloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
	3.	canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weatherawning, sunblind, sunshade - a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sunbaldachin - ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)marquee, marquise - permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.porte-cochere - canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehiclesshelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weathertester - a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
Verb	1.	canopy - cover with a canopycover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

canopy

noun1. awning, covering, shade, shelter, sunshade The dais is covered with a silk brocade canopy.2. covering, layer, blanket, mantle, overlay The land is thickly covered by a dense canopy of jungle.

Translations

华盖遮篷

canopy

(ˈkӕnəpi) – plural ˈcanopies – noun a covering hung over a throne, bed etc or (on poles) as a shelter. （宝座或床等上面的）华盖，遮篷

canopy

1. a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc. 2. a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area 3. the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute 4. the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit 5. the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees

Canopy

A decorative hood above a niche, pulpit, or stall; a covered area that extends from the wall of a building, protecting an enclosure.

Canopy

(protective arch), in mining, a structure that ensures safe stoping and separation of minerals from caved material. Canopies are classified according to design and function as protective shields, flexible canopies of the enclosing and partitioning types, and interlayer canopies.

The design of the protective shield and the techniques for mining thick, sharply sloping coal seams using such shields were proposed by the Soviet scientist N. A. Chinakal in 1935 and were used in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin (Kuzbas) in 1938. Sectional protective shields were widely used in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Protective shields make it possible to work the entire thickness of a seam at once. Elastic reinforced-concrete protective shields have the great strength necessary for working seams in excess of 7-10 m thick and can be used many times. The shield is made of reinforced-concrete beams or pipes; for beams longer than 6 m it is made in sections. It moves along the slope behind the advancing face by its own weight and the weight of the caved material when the pillars on which it rests along the periphery are undermined.

Flexible metal canopies were first used in the USSR in the late 1940’s for working thick seams in the Kuzbas. They were subsequently used as components in new systems for working coal seams. Beginning in the early 1960’s they were used for working metallic ore deposits. In the early 1970’s, metal canopies were replaced by polymeric types that provide greater strength and malleability, better suitability for erection, and resistance to corrosion. The flexible canopy is set on the installation level along the upper limit of the floor or subfloor to be worked and at the mediate roof.

Interlayer canopies are used as a stable support for the roof, and sometimes for a floor, when mineral deposits are mined by sluicing. They are made of a 0.3–0.6-m thick layer of rocks or minerals, and the bridging is made of concrete slabs, wood, or metal grids.

V. V. ZHUKOV

canopy

[′kan·ə·pē] (aerospace engineering) The umbrellalike part of a parachute which acts as its main supporting surface. The overhead, transparent enclosure of an aircraft cockpit. (forestry) The uppermost branching and spreading layer of a forest.

canopy

1. A decorative hood above a niche, pulpit, choir stall, or the like. 2. A covered area which extends from the wall of a building, protecting an entrance or loading dock. 3. The collective term for the upper blanket of foliage on trees.

canopy

i. The transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane—fixed, hinged, or sliding and sometimes jettisonable by power. It also protects the occupants from airstream. In pressurized aircraft, a canopy helps hold and maintain cockpit pressure.
ii. The umbrella-like fabric body of a parachute, which provides high air-drag when deployed. It is usually made of nylon and supports the parachutists or load during the descent. It is the main deployable body of a parachute.

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noun awning

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noun covering

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noun the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

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noun the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

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noun a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

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verb cover with a canopy

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