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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
              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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