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Definition of Envelop

Envelop
Envelope En"vel*ope (?; 277), Envelop En*vel"op (?; 277), n. [F. enveloppe.] 1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter. 2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; -- called also coma. 3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it. --Wilhelm. 4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents.
Envelop
Envelop En*vel"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enveloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Enveloping.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See Develop.] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. Nocturnal shades this world envelop. --J. Philips.

Meaning of Envelop from wikipedia

- Envelopment is the military tactic of seizing objectives in the enemy's rear with the goal of destroying specific enemy forces and denying them the ability...
- Enveloping algebra in mathematics may refer to: Universal enveloping algebra, of a Lie algebra ****ociative enveloping algebra, of a general non-****ociative...
- quantized enveloping algebra is a q-analog of a universal enveloping algebra. Given a Lie algebra g {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {g}}} , the quantum enveloping algebra...
- Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric method in operations research and economics for the estimation of production frontiers. DEA has been...
- In mathematics, the universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra is the unital ****ociative algebra whose representations correspond precisely to the representations...
- The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a military maneuver in which forces simultaneously attack both flanks (sides) of an enemy formation. This...
- Platform envelopment refers to one platform provider moving into another one's market, combining its own functionality with the target's, to form a multi-platform...
- prevent the pathogen from entering cells. This happens in the case of enveloped viruses when the antibodies bind to the viral envelope proteins. The membrane...
- Enveloped Ideas may refer to: Enveloped Ideas, a tribute album Enveloped Ideas, a song by Filipino rock band The Dawn This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut in 2017. Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment, also known as Zawinski's Law, states: Every program attempts to expand...