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Envelope (disambiguation)
An
envelope
is a flat, folded paper container often used for mailing things.
An
envelope
is a set of headers for an
e-mail
An
envelope
is a mathematical
curve
,
surface
, or higher dimensional object defined as being
tangent
to a given family of lines or curves (or surfaces, or higher dimensional objects, resp.).
An
envelope
is a curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the
modulation
envelope of an
amplitude-modulated
carrier wave
in
electronics
. See
envelope detector
.
An
envelope
is the shape of a
sound
which may be controlled by a
synthesizer
or
sampler
in
music
, derived from the above definition for electronics.
An envelope is the outer layer of some
viruses
.
at present see
Virus#Viral_structure_and_anatomy
In aerospace, an
envelope
is the limits within which an aircraft can operate.
The
envelope paradox
is a
paradox
in
probability
.
Last updated: 05-07-2005 13:55:57
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