envelope

CEFRB1

/ˈɛnvə(ˌ)ləʊp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flat paper container used for a letter.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Did you put a stamp on the envelope?

  • Make sure you've signed the cheque before sealing the envelope.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɑn-/
  • /ˈɑ̃və(ˌ)ləʊp/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something that envelops; a wrapping.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Who has torn the envelope open?

  • push the envelope

  • They have no internal or external support structure, being simply a fabric bag (or envelope) filled with a lighter than air gas. Inside the envelope are one or more "ballonets", or smaller bags, which help maintain the envelope's shape.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

PIE word *h₁én From French enveloppe. The engineering sense is derived from flight envelope. The verb is from the noun.