canopy
/ˈkænəpi/noun
उच्चारण कैनपी
चँदोवा, छतरी, वितान
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a cover, often of cloth, fixed above a bed, seat, as a shelter or decoration
चँदोवा, छतरी, वितान
- a canopy over the stage
- A silk canopy was set up over the stage for the wedding ceremony.
- The bride stood under a flower canopy at the ceremony.
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- A canvas canopy kept the rain off the guests.
- The old bed had a canopy of white cloth.
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[C, usually sing.]
a layer of something that spreads over an area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest
(पेड़ों का) छत्र
- the forest canopy
- Sunlight barely reaches the forest floor because of the thick canopy above.
- Monkeys leapt through the forest canopy.
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- Birds nest high in the canopy of the banyan tree.
- Rain takes several seconds to reach the ground through the dense canopy.
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Keep the cover words together: canopy (a cover above something), awning (a sheet of cloth over a shop window or door for shade), marquee (a large tent for events), shamiana (a decorative tent used in India).
ढकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: canopy (किसी चीज़ के ऊपर आवरण), awning (छाया के लिए दुकान की खिड़की या दरवाज़े पर कपड़ा), marquee (कार्यक्रमों के लिए बड़ा तंबू), shamiana (भारत में सजावटी तंबू, शामियाना)।
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General knowledge
Science: in a tropical rainforest, the canopy is the upper layer formed by the tops of trees, where most animals live; the layers are emergent, canopy, understorey and forest floor.
विज्ञान में उष्णकटिबंधीय वर्षावन में canopy पेड़ों के शीर्षों से बनी ऊपरी परत है, जहाँ अधिकांश जीव रहते हैं; परतें emergent, canopy, understorey और forest floor हैं।