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Definition of: nappe
(nap) noun
1. Geol. A recumbent anticline, a portion of which has been thrust over other rocks.
2. Engin. The sheet of water overlying the top of a weir.
3. Geom. In a cone, one of the two conical surfaces divided by the vertex. [<F, a sheet]
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