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Definition of Nappes
1. nappe [n] - See also: nappe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nappes
Literary usage of Nappes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Analytic Geometry by Joseph Johnston Hardy (1897)
"The Hyperboloid of Revolution of Two nappes. — The surface generated by revolving
an hyperbola about its transverse axis is called an hyperboloid of ..."
2. Elements of Analytical Geometry by Albert Ensign Church (1851)
"INDETERMINATE GEOMETRY. for the equation of the hyperboloid of two nappes, referred
to its centre and axes. 212. If m = n, equation (1) of the preceding ..."
3. An Elementary Treatise on Analytic Geometry: Embracing Plane Geometry and an by Edward Albert Bowser (1884)
"If the hyperbola revolves about its transverse axis, the surface generated is
called an Hyperboloid of Revolution of Two nappes; each branch of the ..."
4. Elements of Descriptive Geometry by George Frederick Blessing, Lewis Andrew Darling (1912)
"An hyperboloid of revolution of two nappes is a double curved surface of revolution
generated by revolving an hyperbola about its transverse axis. ..."
5. Elements of Differential and Integral Calculus by Simon Newcomb (1887)
"The Hyperboloid of Revolution of Two nappes. This figure is formed by the revolution
of an hyperbola about its transverse axis. The general expression for ..."
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