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How to pronounce envelope in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gasbag
Type of bag
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Type of curve, curved shape
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Type of container
Has types window envelope
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Type of cover, natural covering, covering


the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet.
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Type of wrapping, wrap, wrapper
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Type of operating capability, performance capability


test pilots try to push the envelope.

Examples of envelope

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The envelope contained a plastic bag of white powder and a reference to anthrax.
From the denverpost.com
A boundary-pushing spectacle filled with the biggest, envelope-stretching stars.
From the hecklerspray.com
Chinese steal our technology, get educated here, then push the envelope further.
From the forbes.com
Snyder said he cashed a $2,050 check Oct. 7 and placed the envelope in his room.
From the news-journalonline.com
Even at Saturday's party, kids lined up to get a red envelope bearing a $1 bill.
From the thenewstribune.com
The only growth seems to be in the lush sugarcane fields that envelope the town.
From the post-gazette.com
We are going to learn how to correctly address an envelope and mail our letters.
From the al.com
Envelope Renee and his children in Your love and give them strength to carry on.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
She had plucked one envelope from that day's mail and thrust it at her daughter.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
  • Any wrapper or covering
  • A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
  • A natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet"
  • The maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft); "test pilots try to push the envelope"
  • The bag containing the gas in a balloon
  • An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of flat material such as paper or cardboard. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card.
  • In aerodynamics, the flight envelope or performance envelope of an aircraft refers to the capabilities of a design in terms of airspeed and load factor or altitude. The term is somewhat loosely applied, and can also refer to other measurements such as maneuverability. ...
  • A building envelope is the separation between the interior and the exterior environments of a building. It serves as the outer shell to protect the indoor environment as well as to facilitate its climate control. ...