Added 1 October 2026
covering
/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ verb
In Latin: integumentum, operculum, tegimen Wiktionary
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- present participle and gerund of cover
noun
- That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- Action of the verb to cover.
- A collection of sets {Ui} such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every Ui is open; such a collection with the additional property that every Ui is contained in U.
Origin
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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