subcover

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noun

A cover which is a subset of another cover.

“The open intervals cover the real numbers; the open intervals of the form (x, x+1) are a subcover.”

OriginEnglish cover ← Middle English coveren ← Old French covrir →
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Meanings

nounsubcover (plural subcovers)

plural subcovers

  1. mathematicsA cover which is a subset of another cover.

    The open intervals cover the real numbers; the open intervals of the form (x, x+1) are a subcover.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
subcovering

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latincooperiō
  5. Old Frenchcovrir
  6. Middle Englishcoveren
  7. Englishcover
  8. Englishsubcover

From sub- + cover.

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Translations

German Teilüberdeckung
  • Teilüberdeckungcover which is a subset of another cover
Russian подпокрытие
  • подпокрытие (podpokrytije)cover which is a subset of another cover
Swedish delövertäckning
  • delövertäckningcover which is a subset of another cover
Cite this entry
APA

subcover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcover

MLA

“subcover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcover.

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