plural of cope

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cope

(architecture) The top layer of a brick wall, especially one that slopes in order to throw off water.

present participle of cope

plural of coping

A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove.

plural of cope chisel

A rule stating that population lineages tend to increase in body size over evolutionary time.

(organic chemistry) The (normally reversible) thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene to yield a more stable regioisomer

plural of Cope rearrangement