Envelope — En vel*ope (?; 277), Envelop En*vel op (?; 277), n. [F. enveloppe.] 1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Envelope manufacture — Envelope production, whether by hand or by machine, involves the manufacture of envelopes to carry mail. Nearly all of the estimated 450 billion envelopes made each year worldwide are machine made.History of envelopesPrior to 1845, hand made… … Wikipedia
envelope — [än′və lōp΄, en′′və lōp΄] n. [Fr & OFr enveloppe < OFr envoluper: see ENVELOP] 1. a thing that envelops; wrapper; covering 2. a folded paper container as for a letter, usually with a gummed flap for sealing 3. a) the outer covering of a rigid… … English World dictionary
Envelope — This article is about envelopes in packaging. For other uses, see Envelope (disambiguation). Front of an envelope mailed in the U.S. in 1906, with a postage stamp and address … Wikipedia
Envelope (mechanical engineering) — In mechanical engineering, an envelope is a solid representing all positions which may be occupied by an object during its normal range of motion.Another (jargon) word for this is a flop.Wheel envelopeIn automobile design, a wheel envelope may be … Wikipedia
envelope — /en veuh lohp , ahn /, n. 1. a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. 2. something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover. 3. Biol. a surrounding or… … Universalium
System dynamics — [ John Sterman 2001.] System dynamics is an approach to understanding the behaviour of complex systems over time. It deals with internal feedback loops and time delays that affect the behaviour of the entire system. [http://sysdyn.clexchange.org… … Wikipedia
envelope — en•ve•lope [[t]ˈɛn vəˌloʊp, ˈɑn [/t]] n. 1) a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usu. having a gummed flap or other means of closure 2) something that envelops; a wrapper or surrounding cover 3) bio a surrounding or enclosing… … From formal English to slang
push the envelope — Envelope En vel*ope (?; 277), Envelop En*vel op (?; 277), n. [F. enveloppe.] 1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… … Universalium
