envelope vs wrap

envelope

noun
  • A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. 

  • Something that envelops; a wrapping. 

  • An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane; a space between two membranes 

  • A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics. 

  • A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects. 

  • The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; a coma. 

  • The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively. 

  • The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler. 

  • The information used for routing a message that is transmitted with the message but not part of its contents. 

  • An earthwork in the form of a single parapet or a small rampart, sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it. 

  • A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship. 

wrap

noun
  • Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. 

  • A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf. 

  • A wraparound mortgage. 

  • A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material. 

  • The completion of all or a major part of a performance. 

  • A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake. 

verb
  • To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide. 

  • To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie. 

  • To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. 

  • To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. 

  • To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line 

  • To make functionality available through a software wrapper. 

  • To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum. 

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