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covering.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/
  1. That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.

    countable
  2. Action of the verb to cover.

    uncountable
  3. 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
  4. 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
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of cover

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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

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