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

Noun

pl -pies

1. an ornamental awning above a bed or throne

2. a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, or door

3. any large or wide covering: the thick forest canopy

4. the part of a parachute that opens out

5. the transparent hood of an aircraft cockpit [Greek kōnōpeion bed with a mosquito net]

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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 awning, covering, shade, shelter, sunshade

Translations

canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n → dosel m; toldo

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n → baldaquin m; dais m

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n (also fig) → Baldachin m

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canopy [ˈkænəpɪ] n → baldacchino

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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 닫집, 천개(天蓋); (비행기 조종석의) 덮개 baldakimas baldahīns; pārsegs kanopi overkapping baldakin, tronhimmel; sengehimmel baldachim dossel baldachin балдахин baldachýn baldahin baldahin baldakin, tron-, sänghimmel สิ่งที่ใช้คลุมเพื่อปกป้องสิ่งอื่น gölgelik, tente 天篷，遮篷 балдахін; запона چھپر کھٹ ، مسہری ، چتر شاہی trướng; vòm 天篷，遮篷