nappe - translation to English
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nappe - translation to English

TYPE OF ROCK
Recumbent fold; Thrust sheet; Thrust sheets; Nappes; Nappe stack
  • Converging tectonic plates and the orogenic wedge

nappe         
n. tablecloth, spread; patch, cloth; sheet
manille aux enchères      
n. nap
personne qui fait une sieste      
n. napping

Definition

nappe
[nap]
¦ noun Geology a sheet of rock that has moved sideways over neighbouring strata as a result of an overthrust or folding.
Origin
C19: from Fr. nappe 'tablecloth'.

Wikipedia

Nappe

In geology, a nappe or thrust sheet is a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km (1.2 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) above a thrust fault from its original position. Nappes form in compressional tectonic settings like continental collision zones or on the overriding plate in active subduction zones. Nappes form when a mass of rock is forced (or "thrust") over another rock mass, typically on a low angle fault plane. The resulting structure may include large-scale recumbent folds, shearing along the fault plane, imbricate thrust stacks, fensters and klippes.

The term stems from the French word for tablecloth in allusion to a rumpled tablecloth being pushed across a table.

Examples of use of nappe
1. Menace sur la nappe phréatique La nappe phréatique de la localité de Oued El Djemaâ, dans la wilaya de Relizane, serait, selon des observateurs, sérieusement menacée.
2. Cela permettra le renouvellement de la nappe phréatique lourdement affectée.
3. Le bateau s‘enfonce doucement et la nappe d‘hydrocarbures devient impressionnante.
4. Ils ont déplacé leur bureau sur la nappe blanche.
5. Le projet fut alors abandonné. Conservation de la nappe Les SES et lhydraulique ont pour principale mission de veiller ŕ la conservation et au contrôle de la nappe et ŕ lentretien des 6 stations de captage.