The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.
Source: wiktionary
Nappe
//nap//
Synonyms for "nappe" (8 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 5 languages.
Czech
1 entries- příkrov noun (geology)
Hindi
1 entries- नापे noun (mathematics)
Hungarian
2 entries- palást noun (mathematics)
- takaró noun (geology)
Slovak
1 entries- príkrov noun (geology)
Spanish
2 entries- napa de agua noun (body of water)
- napa tectónica noun (geology)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze
Source: wiktionary
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