| NOUN | artifact | envelope | a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | envelope | any wrapper or covering | |
| shape | envelope | a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves | |
| object | envelope | a natural covering (as by a fluid) | |
| attribute | envelope | the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) | |
| artifact | envelope, gasbag | the bag containing the gas in a balloon |
| Sounds | eh'nvahlow.p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | allotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp... | |
| Meaning | A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | window envelope | An envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure |
| Broader | container | Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| Spanish | sobre | |
| Catalan | sobre de carta, sobre | |
| Meaning | Any wrapper or covering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | wrapping, wrap, wrapper | The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped |
| Spanish | envoltura | |
| Catalan | embolcall | |
| Meaning | A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Meaning | A natural covering (as by a fluid). | |
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| Example | "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet" | |
| Broader | covering, natural covering, cover | A natural object that covers or envelops |
| Spanish | capa, cobertura, envoltura, membrana | |
| Meaning | The maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "test pilots try to push the envelope" | |
| Broader | operating capability, performance capability | The capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
| Meaning | The bag containing the gas in a balloon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | gasbag | |
| Part of | balloon | large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
| Broader | bag | A flexible container with a single opening |
| Spanish | bolsa de gas | |
| Catalan | bossa de gas | |
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