precover
precover noun: a generalization of a cover in which the kernel may contain a non-zero pure subgroup.
Noun
precover (plural precovers)
- A generalization of a cover in which the kernel may contain a non-zero pure subgroup.
- Something that occurs in preparation for a covering.
- Zineb did not give good control as a precover spray but as a cover spray it gave excellent control of late and storage scab.1957, Canada Dept. of Agriculture Research Station, Kentville, N. S., Research Report, page 19
- Excellent control of a storage rot of apples, caused by Gloeosporium album, was obtained with an orchard spraying program of captan in the precover followed by 3 regular and 2 late cover sprays of captan or a mixture of captan and zineb.1959, Annual Report of the Canadian Plant Disease Survey
Verb
precover (third-person singular simple present precovers, present participle precovering, simple past and past participle precovered)
- To find an older image of an object in archived images after it has been discovered.
Forms of precover
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | precovers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | precovers |
| present participle | precovering |
| past participle | precovered |
| past | precovered |
Origin of precover
From pre- + cover.
From pre- + discover.
Questions about precover
- What does precover mean?
- Precover means a generalization of a cover in which the kernel may contain a non-zero pure subgroup.
- What part of speech is precover?
- Precover can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of precover?
- The plural of precover is precovers.
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