What does Canopy mean?
Definitions for Canopy
ˈkæn ə picanopy
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Princeton's WordNet
canopynoun
the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
canopynoun
the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
canopyverb
a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
canopyverb
cover with a canopy
Wiktionary
canopynoun
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
canopynoun
Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
canopynoun
The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
canopynoun
In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
canopynoun
In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.
canopyverb
To cover with or as if with a canopy.
canopyverb
To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
Etymology: From conopeum
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CANOPYnoun
A covering of state over a throne or bed; a covering spread over the head.
Etymology: canopeum, low Lat.
She is there brought unto a paled green,
And placed under a stately canopy,
The warlike feats of both those knights to see. Fairy Queen.Now spread the night her spangled canopy,
And summon’d every restless eye to sleep. Edward Fairfax.Nor will the raging fever’s fire abate,
With golden canopies, and beds of state. Dryden.To Canopyverb
To cover with a canopy.
Etymology: from the noun.
The birch, the myrtle, and the bay,
Like friends did all embrace;
And their large branches did display,
To canopy the place. Dryden.
ChatGPT
canopy
A canopy is a cover or overhead structure that provides shelter or decoration. This could refer to a fabric that is suspended over a piece of furniture such as a bed, the uppermost branches in a forest, or a structure built to cover outdoor areas like patios or decks which serves as protection from the elements.
Webster Dictionary
Canopynoun
a covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor
Canopynoun
an ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc
Canopynoun
also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc
Canopyverb
to cover with, or as with, a canopy
Etymology: [OE. canapie, F. canap sofa, OF. conope, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face. See Cone, and Optic.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Canopy
kan′o-pi, n. a covering over a throne or bed: a covering of state stretched over the head: any covering, as the sky: a roof-like projection over a niche, tomb, statue, &c.: the wooden covering over prebends' stalls in cathedrals, pulpits, altars, &c.—v.t. to cover with a canopy:—pr.p. can′opying; pa.p. can′opied. [Fr. canapé—Low L. canopeum—Gr. kōnōpeion, a mosquito curtain—kōnōps, a mosquito.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
canopy
A light awning over the stern-sheets of a boat.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Canopy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Canopy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Canopy in a Sentence
I am delighted to establish this partnership with Canopy Growth and share with them the knowledge I have gained after years of experience in the subject of living.
It’s easy to see and hear an aircraft in the sky but can be very challenging to spot a person at night under canopy.
Southern Live oak, Quercus Virginiana -- large canopy trees, can withstand occasional floods and hurricanes and are resistant to salt spray, provide habitat for birds and a variety of moss and bromeliads in South Florida.
With climate change, we know we are going to get three, four degrees increased temperatures minimum on average, which means a lot more heat waves, about the only low-cost way to deal with that is increasing and improving a healthy canopy of trees because they reduce temperatures and the urban heat island effect.
A key part of the tool is that it's based on replicating the mechanical challenges that chimpanzees experience in the wild in their daily lives, so when they're moving around forest canopy they have to deal with branches flexing under their weight, they have to deal with planning routes in advance so they know where to go to get to the next food source and we're trying to emulate these mechanical challenges into the lives of captive chimpanzees.
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- навес, купол, балдахинBulgarian
- baldachýnCzech
- Baldachin, Laubfläche, Kronendach, BaumkronendachGerman
- θόλος, ουρανόςGreek
- copa, toldo, palio, campana, parabrisas, alero, doselSpanish
- kupu, latvusto, lippa, katos, kuomuFinnish
- voûte, dais, marquise, toile de parachute, canopée, baldaquinFrench
- ceannbhratIrish
- चंदवाHindi
- baldachin, ejtőernyőkupolaHungarian
- baldacchino, tettuccio, calottaItalian
- ពិតានKhmer
- conopeumLatin
- свод, балдахинMacedonian
- baldakijnDutch
- kronetakNorwegian
- toldo, copa, marquisePortuguese
- фона́рь, козырёк, наве́с, балдахин, ку́полRussian
- sänghimmel, tronhimmel, takhimmel, baldakin, huvSwedish
- mistomanufül, nufülVolapük
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