covering

  • 1Covering — may refer to: Mathematics In topology: Covering map, a function from one space to another with uniform local neighborhoods Cover (topology), a system of (usually, open or closed) sets whose union is a given topological space Lebesgue covering… …

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  • 2Covering — Cov er*ing, n. Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc. [1913 Webster] Noah removed the covering of the ark. Gen. viii. 13. [1913 Webster] They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no… …

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  • 3covering — cóvering s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CÓVERING s. n. operaţie prin care se caută compensarea unui risc comercial printr un al doilea risc. (< engl. covering) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …

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  • 4covering — index cover (protection), disguise, panoply, protection, protective, shelter (protection), veil …

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  • 5covering up — index evasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6covering — [kuv′ər iŋ] n. anything that covers …

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  • 7Covering — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Covering >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 covering covering cover Sgm: N 1 baldachin baldachin baldachino baldaquin Sgm: N 1 canopy canopy tilt awning tent marquee tente d abr …

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  • 8Covering — Cover Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},… …

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  • 9covering — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something placed over another Nouns 1. covering, cover; superposition, superimposition; packaging; eclipse. 2. roof, ceiling, canopy, awning, tent, pavilion, marquee; umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil,… …

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  • 10covering — [[t]kʌ̱vərɪŋ[/t]] coverings N COUNT A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else. Leave a thin covering of fat... Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering …

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