Definition of Envelopes. Meaning of Envelopes. Synonyms of Envelopes

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Definition of Envelopes

Envelope
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.

Meaning of Envelopes from wikipedia

- machine-made envelopes, and the economic significance of the factories that had produced handmade envelopes gradually diminished. As envelopes are made of...
- (delay, attack, hold, decay, sustain, release) envelopes. A common feature on many synthesizers is an AD envelope (attack and decay only). This can be used...
- Red Envelopes Will The Paper Red Packet Be Replaced By An Electronic Red Envelope? A red envelope with a collection of value-Lai See Money envelopes in...
- physically separate envelopes. Typically, the person will write the name and average cost per month of a bill on the front of an envelope. Then, either once...
- are literally thousands of different stamped envelopes produced for the US. Collectors of stamped envelopes use a catalog to know what has been issued....
- in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Indonesia hand out money in green envelopes to guests who visit their homes. The colour green was chosen for its ****ociation...
- with an imprinted stamp or indicia used for sending registered mail. The envelopes usually include a perpendicular blue cross and an R in a circle symbol...
- circuit used to measure the envelope of a waveform Flight envelope, the limits within which an aircraft can operate Envelopes (band), an indie/pop band...
- of curves in three-space (c = 2) does not, generically, have an envelope. Envelopes are connected to the study of ordinary differential equations (ODEs)...
- cir****stellar envelopes are formed from the dense stellar wind, or they are present before the formation of the star. Cir****stellar envelopes of old stars...