ENVELOPS
Verb
envelops
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of envelop
Source: Wiktionary
ENVELOP
En*vel"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enveloped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Enveloping.] Etym: [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper,
envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See
Develop.]
Definition: To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a
case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to
envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.
Nocturnal shades this world envelop. J. Philips.
En"vel*ope, En*vel"op, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; --
called also coma.
3. (Fort.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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. push the envelope. It is
used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current
state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines
in general, not a specific machine. push the envelope Increase the
capability of some type of machine or system; -- usu. by
technological development.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition