释义 |
nappe \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 |