envelope
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (geometry) A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.
2. (electronics) A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.
3. (music) The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.
4. (networking) The information used for routing a message that is transmitted with the message but not part of its contents.Synonyms: header
5. (biology) An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane; a space between two membranes
6. (engineering) The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.Examples: "push the envelope"; "Few of the lads had ever been in combat and they knew little about the critical tolerances of fighter aircraft during violent maneuvers. They knew where the outside of the envelope was, but they didn't know about the part where you reached the outside and then stretched her a little . . ."
verb (English)
1. (transitive, rare) To put (something) in an envelope.Examples: "Arthur Armytage drew the precious document from his bureau; and without trusting himself to a re-perusal, enveloped and re-enveloped—sealed and resealed it;—mounted his horse, and rode off to Greta Castle."; "This business of returning letters to the writers gives occupation to about sixty lady clerks in the “Return-Letter Department,” in the gallery up-stairs. To them belong the duties of reënveloping the letters in the well-known, yellow, dead-letter envelope, by which, under an act of Congress approved June 12, 1866, these are returned to the writers free of charge."; "I suspect you write letters as hens lay eggs, find that Lady Hamilton finds them, envelopes them, puts them before you as official letters, and you direct them as per memorandum affixed."raretransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary