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Definition of Nappes

Nappe
Nappe Nappe, n. [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery.] (Geom.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.

Meaning of Nappes from wikipedia

- position. Nappes form in compressional tectonic settings like continental collision zones or on the overriding plate in active subduction zones. Nappes form...
- Look up nappe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A nappe, in geology, is a sheet of rock moved more than 2 km above a thrust fault. Nappe may also refer...
- the air ventilation structure of a weir: free nappes, depressed nappes, and clinging nappes. A free nappe, which is ventilated to maintain atmospheric...
- The Helvetic nappes (German: Helvetische Decken) are a series of nappes in the Northern part of the Alps and part of the Helvetic zone. They consist of...
- these nappes crop out mainly in the Eastern Alps (the Alps east of the line Lake Constance - Chur – Lake Como). Because the Austroalpine nappes consist...
- Tethys sea. In the south, the Simano and Adula nappes lie on top of the Gotthard nappe. The Gotthard nappe crops out in an elongated strip through the Central...
- Orlando Nappe (c. 1931 in Buenos Aires – 2007) was an Argentine footballer. He capped 121 matches (as a defender and as a midfielder) scoring 11 goals...
- The Penninic nappes or the Pennini****, commonly abbreviated as Penninic, are one of three nappe stacks and geological zones in which the Alps can be divided...
- klippe, an isolated part of the Austroalpine nappes, lying over the Penninic nappes. The Austroalpine nappes are part of the Apulian plate, a small continent...
- southward. The rocks of the Austroalpine nappes form most of the outcrops in the Eastern Alps, while in the west these nappes are, with the exception of a few...