Envelope - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈenvələʊp|  American pronunciation of the word envelope
Brit.  |ˈenvələʊp|  British pronunciation of the word envelope

noun

- a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
- any wrapper or covering
- a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
- a natural covering (as by a fluid)
the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet
- the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft)
test pilots try to push the envelope
- the bag containing the gas in a balloon (syn: gasbag)

Extra examples

The Earth is surrounded with an aerial envelope or atmosphere.

She tore open the envelope and frantically read the letter.

He got a job stuffing envelopes (=filling them with letters) at the campaign headquarters.

Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.

She hadn't sealed the envelope, but had simply tucked in the flap.

He hid the envelope underneath his coat.

He licked the stamp before putting it on the envelope.

...she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate...

...affix a first-class stamp to the envelope...

A key was enclosed in the envelope.

The envelope is imprinted with return address.

The envelope indicated the letter was mailed from Brooklyn.

Send self addressed envelope plus certified cheque.

Let me add a few words to the letter before you seal the envelope up.

You slip the envelope into the hole in the top of the box.

Word forms

noun
singular: envelope
plural: envelopes
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