canopy (redirected from canopies)

canopy

1. a rooflike covering over an altar, niche, etc.

2. a roofed structure serving as a sheltered passageway or area

3. the nylon or silk hemisphere that forms the supporting surface of a parachute

4. the transparent cover of an aircraft cockpit

5. the highest level of branches and foliage in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees

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canopy [′kan·ə·pē]

(aerospace engineering)

The umbrellalike part of a parachute which acts as its main supporting surface.

The overhead, transparent enclosure of an aircraft cockpit.

(forestry)

The uppermost branching and spreading layer of a forest.