drape off
The term "drape off" varies in meaning across different fields, including fashion, medicine, and geophysics.
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Definition
B2Fashion and Textiles
(general)To hang or fall loosely from the body, typically describing how fabric behaves.
Example
- The dress doesn't drape off her shoulders as gracefully as she hoped.
C1Medicine
(technical)To cover or isolate a part of the body with sterile cloth during a surgical procedure.
Example
- The nurse carefully draped off the surgical site to maintain sterility.
C1Geophysics
(technical)To overlay data onto a topographical map for visualization.
Example
- The geophysicist used software to drape off seismic data over the terrain map.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "drape off":
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