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semicovering

semicovering noun: a projection that has the property that for any projection onto its image, it is possible to find a corresponding projection onto its domain such that locally constant regions about a point projected onto the image have locally constant images in the domain.

Noun

semicovering (plural semicoverings)

  1. A projection that has the property that for any projection onto its image, it is possible to find a corresponding projection onto its domain such that locally constant regions about a point projected onto the image have locally constant images in the domain.
    • In this paper, by reviewing the concept of semicovering maps, we present some conditions under which a local homeomorphism becomes a semicovering map.2016, Majid Kowkabi, Behrooz Mashayekhy, Hamid Torabi, “When Is a Local Homeomorphism a Semicovering map?”, in arXiv
  2. Something that partially covers, revealing or exposing a portion.
    • Always above the trees was a semicovering of taller jungle-variety trees.1970, Stan Best, The Hidden City of the Amazon, →ISBN
    • These include no covering, hanging plants, sheer treatments (glass, sheer curtains, and drapes), semicoverings (cafe curtains, Spanish grillwork, leaded glass), complete opaque coverings such as shades, and solid screens, ...1983, Donald E. Hepler, Cecil Howard Jensen, Paul Ross Wallach, Interior Design Fundamentals, page 225

Adjective

semicovering (not comparable)

  1. Partially covering.
    • Therefore, pastel painted over a non-pastel medium base can be applied with heavier pressure and still retain its crisp, splattered appearance, and can be applied in a semicovering manner, allowing the ground colors to strike through for color or value contrast, much like working on a colored paper.1974, Daniel E. Greene, Pastel, page 141
    • Belowground alley shadowed by semidome (A); by semicovering arches (B); by tree plantings (C) for hot, dry climates. and curved to trap the garbage.1983, Gideon Golany, Earth Sheltered Habitat: History, Architecture and Urban Design

Examples of semicovering in a sentence

  • Sexy shoes are frequently seductive semicoverings.1993, William A. Rossi, The sex life of the foot and shoe, page 90:
  • The predominant glacier type in Hornsund area is the semicovering glacier representing an intermediate type between a mountain glacier and complete glacier cover (Troitsky et al., 1975).1988, Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Purkynianae:

Forms of semicovering

pluralsemicoverings

Origin of semicovering

From semi- + covering.

Questions about semicovering

What does semicovering mean?
Semicovering means a projection that has the property that for any projection onto its image, it is possible to find a corresponding projection onto its domain such that locally constant regions about a point projected onto the image have locally constant images in the domain.
How do you use semicovering in a sentence?
Sexy shoes are frequently seductive semicoverings.
What part of speech is semicovering?
Semicovering can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of semicovering?
The plural of semicovering is semicoverings.

Words near semicovering in the dictionary

  1. semicoroutine
  2. semicoroutines
  3. semicovariant
  4. semicovariants
  5. semicovered
  6. semicovering
  7. semicoverings
  8. semicovert
  9. semicraspedodromous
  10. semicreative
  11. semicrescent

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