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Meaning of envelope

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

envelope

Pronunciation:/ˈɒn.və.ləʊp//ˈɑn.vəˌloʊp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.

  2. Something that envelops; a wrapping.

  3. A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.

  4. A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.