Canopy

Canopy

Canopy may refer to:

  • Aircraft canopy, transparent enclosure over aircraft cockpit
  • Baldachin, cloth or permanent architectural feature that hangs over altar or throne as symbol of authority
  • Camper shell, raised, rigid covering for the rear bed of a pickup truck
  • Canopy (building), overhead roof or structure that provides shade or other shelter
  • Canopy (biology), aboveground portion of plant community or crop (including forests)
  • Canopy (grape), aboveground portion of grapevine
  • Canopy Group, U.S. investment firm
  • Canopy (parachute), cloth and suspension line portion of parachute
  • Chuppah, canopy used in Jewish wedding ceremonies
  • Honda Canopy, three-wheeled automobile from Honda
  • Motorola Canopy, wireless broadband solutions
  • OP Canopy, Canadian Forces Operation
  • Umbraculum or Ombrellino, canopy awarded by pope to basilicas
  • Vapor canopy, creationist idea that earth was surrounded by a "canopy" of water
  • Vehicle canopy, type of overhead door for vehicle

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  • Canopy — • An ornamental covering of cloth, stone, wood, or metal, used to crown an altar, throne, pulpit, or statue Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canopy     Canopy      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Canopy — Can o*py (k[a^]n [ o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. {Canopies} ( p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap[ e] sofa, OF. conop[ e]e, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[ e] canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. kwnwpei^on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canopy — [kan′ə pē] n. pl. canopies [ME canape < ML canapeum < L conopeum < Gr kōnōpeion, couch with mosquito curtains, dim. of kōnōps, gnat] 1. a drapery, awning, or other rooflike covering fastened above a bed, throne, etc., or held on poles… …   English World dictionary

  • Canopy — Can o*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canopes}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canopying}.] To cover with, or as with, a canopy. A bank with ivy canopied. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canopy — ► NOUN (pl. canopies) 1) a cloth covering hung or held up over a throne or bed. 2) a roof like projection or shelter. 3) the expanding, umbrella like part of a parachute. 4) the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a roof like… …   English terms dictionary

  • Canopy — er den gennemsigtige kuppelformede skærm over et flys cockpit …   Danske encyklopædi

  • canopy — late 14c., from O.Fr. conope bed curtain (Mod.Fr. canapé), from M.L. canopeum, dissimilated from L. conopeum, from Gk. konopeion Egyptian couch with mosquito curtains, from konops mosquito, gnat, of unknown origin. The same word (canape) in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • canopy — [n] overhanging covering awning, baldachin, cover, marquee, shade, sunshade, umbrella; concepts 440,444 …   New thesaurus

  • Canopy Up — Die Fluglage ist die Lage im dreidimensionalen Raum, die ein Luftfahrzeug gerade einnimmt. Sie ist von besonderer Bedeutung für die Flugsteuerung, da eine stabile Fluglage für den normalen Flug aufgrund der Aerodynamik nur innerhalb gewisser… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • canopy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ glass ▪ dense, thick ▪ a thick canopy of branches ▪ forest, jungle, leafy, tree …   Collocations dictionary

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