covering

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of cover

Noun

1. (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
2. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
3. (countable, uncountable) A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
4. (countable, uncountable) A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

cover

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb

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Synonyms

cover

concealing

hiding

coating

wrapping

screening

concealment

clothing

blanket

screen

lid

sheath

shell

🐚

shroud

casing

protection

veil

layer

case

overlay

surface

coverage

shelter

top

🔝

roofing

panelling

mantle

plating

canopy

enveloping

trimming

coat

🧥

awning

thatch

sheet

cloak

bedding

roof

protecting

paneling

shield

🛡️

integument

masking

garment

hull

filling

armor

frame

including

comprising

Translations

couverture

cobertura

involucro

Bedeckung

enveloppe

✉️

copertura

Belag

cubierta

Deckung

revêtement

bedekking

Abdeckung

σκέπασμα

κάλυμμα

quadrillage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Inherited from Middle English: coverynge

In summary

Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”).