envelope
121pay envelope — noun wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner • Syn: ↑pay packet • Hypernyms: ↑wage, ↑pay, ↑earnings, ↑remuneration, ↑salary * * * noun, pl ⋯ lopes [count] US …
122Cell envelope — The cell envelope is the cell membrane and cell wall plus an outer membrane, if one is present. Most bacterial cell envelopes fall into two major categories: Gram positive and Gram negative. These are differentiated by their Gram staining… …
123Sound envelope — Sound envelopes are sound packages extracted from video files. Video editing tools, such as the freeware program Zwei Stein, isolate the audio portion of the avi, mpeg (whatever clip) and envelope it for podcast or other distribution.Components… …
124The Envelope Sessions — Infobox Album Name = The Envelope Sessions Type = EP Artist = ¡All Time Quarterback! Released = 1999 Recorded = June 3, 5, 7, 1999 Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Elsinor els 28 Producer = Ben Gibbard Last album = ¡All Time Quarterback! (EP)… …
125Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation — An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back of the envelope calculation uses estimated and/or rounded numbers to quickly develop a ballpark figure. The result should be more accurate than… …
126pre-paid envelope — UK US (also prepaid envelope) noun [C] ► an envelope for which the cost of mailing has already been paid: »Return the completed form in the enclosed prepaid envelope …
127center-of-gravity envelope — An envelope drawn on a graph included in aircraft certificates, data sheets, and flight manuals, showing the way the center of gravity may vary with the gross weight of an aircraft. Any combination of weight and the center of gravity that falls… …
128on the back of an envelope — (informal) Said of a calculation that is performed quickly and without scrupulous regard to accuracy • • • Main Entry: ↑envelop * * * on the back of an envelope phrase quickly and without thinking about all the details The proposal was no doubt… …
