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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.
Translations: Etymology: From French, nappe.
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