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Covering

//ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another. countable

    "Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances when wearing a face covering may be marginally beneficial as a precautionary measure. The evidence suggests that wearing a face covering does not protect you, but it may protect others if you are infected but have not yet developed symptoms. [...] If you can, wear a face covering if you need to use public transport.""

  2. 2
    the work of applying something wordnet
  3. 3
    Action of the verb to cover. uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of protecting something by covering it wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it wordnet
  2. 7
    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 countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) wordnet
  4. 9
    a natural object that covers or envelops wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cover form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English coverynge, -inge, keverynge, -inge [verbal noun of coveren, keveren (“to cover”)]; or, verbal noun from cover (verb) + -ing.

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