Envelope

Meaning

Noun

●

In Containers:

A

or

used to

small,

, especially

, for mailing.

●

Something that

; a wrapping.

●

A

the

of a

or

;

that

the

-bags of an

.

●

In Curves & Geometry:

A

,

, or higher-dimensional

that is the

to a given family of

,

,

, or higher-dimensional

s.

●

In Electronics:

A

that

another

or set of

, as the

of an amplitude-modulated

in electronics.

●

In Music:

The

of a

, which may be

by a

or sampler.

●

In Computing & Post:

The information used for

a

that is

with the

but not part of its contents.

●

In Biology:

An

structure or

, such as a

; a

between two

s

●

In Engineering:

The set of

within which a

system can

and effectively.

●

In Astronomy:

The

of the

or

of a

; a coma.

●

An

in the form of a

or a small

, sometimes

in

and sometimes beyond it.

Verb

●

Archaic form of envelop.

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