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Meanings of envelope in English

Russian
adhsr
Portuguese
adsr
Spanish
envolvente acustico
Catalan
envolvent acústic

Pattern describing a sound or note's changing amplitude over time.

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adhsr
Catalan
bossa de gas

The bag containing the gas in a balloon.

bossa de gas
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Examples for "acoustic envelope"
Examples for "acoustic envelope"
1
The " acoustic envelope" coming on top of these wonders, may make the human race regret that it has a larynx.
The new yorker
Portuguese
envelope
Spanish
envolvente

Function describing the extremes of an oscillating signal.

envelope

A multilayered structure surrounding all or part of a cell; encompasses one or more lipid bilayers, and may include a cell wall layer; also includes the space between layers.

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Usage of envelope in English
1
In the one envelope was the prayer; in the other the answer.
The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
2
However, it was Juju's address that really pushed the envelope too far.
The South African
3
Is it good news? Without comment, he gave her the manila envelope.
In Cold Blood
4
Ship them in a paper envelope for paternity, ancestry or health testing.
Reuters
5
Kate held up a clear plastic envelope sealed with red evidence tape.
The bricklayer
6
The girl folded the paper and replaced it carefully in the envelope.
The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
7
In the event of subsequent difficulties he should open envelope number two.
The Irish Times
8
The power to lead me to the envelope, make me open it.
Dark pursuit
9
For the great planet bore a gaseous envelope thousands of miles deep.
Last and First Men
10
It's a good place and nearby. Archer handed Gannon a large envelope.
The panic zone
11
The address on the envelope was in the handwriting of Lady Tynemouth.
The Judgment House
12
A sealed envelope was used to assign patients to each intervention group.
Pubmed
13
The corner of the missing blue envelope in the upper right-hand pocket-
The Motor Girls on a Tour
14
A few days later he received by registered mail, a bulky envelope.
The new yorker
15
She folded the letter carefully and put it back in the envelope.
The Candidate: A Political Romance
16
The nose of the envelope is stiffened to prevent it blowing in.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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Translations for envelope
Envelope through the time
Envelope across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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