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   En·vel·ope

   /ˈenvəˌlōp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document.
   • 2. a covering or containing structure or layer: "the external envelope of the swimming pool"
   • ▪ the outer metal or glass housing of a vacuum tube, electric light, etc.: "the switch itself is a glass envelope filled with rare gases and containing two contacts"
   • ▪ the structure within a balloon or nonrigid airship containing the gas.
   • ▪ a membrane forming the outer layer of certain viruses.
   • ▪ a curve joining the successive peaks of a modulated wave.
   • ▪ a curve or surface tangent to each of a family of curves or surfaces.
   • ▪ the nebulous covering of the head of a comet; coma.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘wrapper, enveloping layer’; originally as envelope): from French enveloppe, from envelopper ‘envelop’. The sense ‘covering of a letter’ dates from the early 18th century.

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   noun. a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover. Biology. a surrounding or enclosing structure, as a corolla or an outer membrane.

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   Definition of envelope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define envelope. envelope synonyms, envelope pronunciation, envelope translation, English dictionary definition of envelope. a flat paper cover or wrapper: Put the letter into an envelope. Not to be confused with: envelop – to wrap around; enfold; hide; enclose: Envelop the area...

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   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛnvələʊp/, /ˈɒnvələʊp/, (chiefly a wrapping) /ˈɒnvləʊp/, (dated) /ˈɑ̃vələʊp/

   (General American) enPR: ĕn′vəlōp', än′vəlōp', IPA(key): /ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/, /ˈɑn-/, /-lop/

   Hyphenation: en‧vel‧ope

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   envelope (plural envelopes) 1. A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. 1.1. 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18: 1.1.1. Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public eth...

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   envelope (third-person singular simple present envelopes, present participle enveloping, simple past and past participle enveloped) 1. (transitive, rare) To put (something) in an envelope. 1.1. 1836, [Catherine Gore], chapter VII, in Mrs. Armytage; or, Female Domination.[…], volume II, London: Henry Colburn,[…], page 109: 1.1.1. Arthur Armytage dre...

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   envelope meaning, definition, what is envelope: a thin paper cover in which you put and ...: Learn more.

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   A complete guide to the word "ENVELOPE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   See synonyms for envelope on Thesaurus.com noun a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.