coverage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An amount by which something or someone is covered.
2. (countable, uncountable) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
3. (countable, uncountable) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
4. (countable, uncountable) The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
5. (countable, uncountable) The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
6. (countable, uncountable) Defense.

Synonyms

cover

covering

reportage

reporting

insurance coverage

blanket

coating

scope

layer

overlay

radius of action

range of action

service area

sweep

operating range

selected range

coverage ratio

contribution margin

paintcoat

map coverage

covering power

bedding

effective distance

coat

🧥

collateral

comprehension

effective range

elucidation

envelopment

fullness

Translations

couverture

cobertura

reportage

cobertura

Berichterstattung

dekking

copertura

Erfassung

omvang

Bewältigung

Bedeckung

Reportage

تغطية

κάλυψη

champ d’application

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌv.(ə)ɹ.ɪdʒ/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: coverage

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Latin operiō
Latin cooperiō
Old French covrirbor.
Middle English coveren
English cover
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English coverage
From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).

Sentences

The proposal that dogs can detect cancer attracted widespread coverage in the general media .