canopy

can·o·py  (kn-p)

n. pl. can·o·pies

1. A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.

2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.

3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.

4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).

5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.

6. The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.

7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.

tr.v. can·o·pied, can·o·py·ing, can·o·pies

To cover with or as if with a canopy.

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[Middle English canape, from Medieval Latin canpum, mosquito net, from Latin cnpum, from Greek knpeion, bed with mosquito netting, from knps, knp-, mosquito.]

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ]

n pl -pies

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) an ornamental awning above a throne or bed or held over a person of importance on ceremonial occasions

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc.

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area

4. a large or wide covering, esp one high above the sky was a grey canopy

5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute

6. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees

vb -pies, -pying, -pied

(tr) to cover with or as if with a canopy

[from Medieval Latin canōpeum mosquito net, from Latin cōnōpeum gauze net, from Greek kōnōpeion bed with protective net, from kōnōps mosquito]

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Canopy an overhanging shelter or shade; used figuratively.

Examples: canopy of clouds, 1855; of heaven, 1869; of plumage, 1843; of trees; of virtue, 1603.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canopy - the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit cockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	2.	canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
	3.	canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather awning, sunblind, sunshade - a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun baldachin - ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) marquee, marquise - permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. porte-cochere - canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather tester - a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed) umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
Verb	1.	canopy - cover with a canopy cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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canopy

noun

1. awning, covering, shade, shelter, sunshade The dais is covered with a silk brocade canopy.

2. covering, layer, blanket, mantle, overlay The land is thickly covered by a dense canopy of jungle.

Translations

canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] N

1. (= outside shop) → toldo m

2. (of cockpit) → cubierta f exterior de la cabina

3. (above bed, throne) → dosel m; (over king, pope, bishop) → palio m; (over altar) → baldaquín m; (over tomb) → doselete m
a canopy of stars → un manto or un firmamento de estrellas
a canopy of leaves → un manto de hojas

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canopy [ˈkænəpi] n

[bed] → baldaquin m; [throne] → dais m

[trees, leaves] → voûte f

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canopy

n

(= awning) → Markise f, → Überdachung f; (over entrance) → Vordach nt, → Pergola f; (of bed, throne) → Baldachin m; (of aircraft) → Kanzeldach nt; (of parachute) → Fallschirmkappe f

(fig liter, of sky, foliage) → Baldachin m (liter); the canopy of the heavens → das Himmelszelt (liter)

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n (above bed, throne) → baldacchino (Naut) → tandalino

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n (above bed, throne) → baldacchino (Naut) → tandalino

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canopy

n canopy [ˈkӕnəpi]

a covering hung over a throne, bed etc or (on poles) as a shelter. troonhemel, baldakyn مِظَلَّةُ القُرْبانِ المُقَدَّس балдахин baldachýn baldakin der Baldachin ουρανός, θόλος (κρεβατιού, θρόνου) dosel baldahhiin پوشش چتر مانند katos dais, baldaquin חוּפָּה छत्र, चंदवा baldahin mennyezet atap tjaldhiminn; himinn yfir sæng/hásæti/predikunarstól baldacchino 天蓋 (왕관, 침대 등의) 닫집 baldakimas baldahīns; pārsegs kanopi overkapping baldakin, tronhimmel; sengehimmel baldachim dossel baldachin балдахин baldachýn baldahin baldahin baldakin, tron-, sänghimmel สิ่งที่ใช้คลุมเพื่อปกป้องสิ่งอื่น gölgelik, tente (王位或床等上方的)華麗遮篷 балдахін; запона چھپر کھٹ ، مسہری ، چتر شاہی trướng; vòm 天篷，遮篷