the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"
Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc
a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
A transaction in the forward foreign exchange market or money market which protects the value of future cash flows Covering is another term for hedging See Hedge
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else. Leave a thin covering of fat Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering
The lightweight, self-adhesive, plastic material used to cover a model Monokote is a popular brand covering, and comes in a large variety of colors Other types of covering, include cloth, fiberglass, tissue and dope, brown paper, paint, metal, or any combination of materials
The covering of an aircraft is the skin which is applied to the airframe, closing it in On R/C aircraft it is commonly a fabric or plastic film which is heat applied with an iron Plastic covering, once applied, gives a durable, shiny finish and requires no further treatment Fabric covering usually requires a layer of paint to finish it and make it resistant to the exhaust of the engine Covering materials come on a roll and in many different colors and may be cut to ruff shape before being ironed onto the airframe
the act of protecting something by covering it an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover
A mapping of toplogical spaces, p: X -> Y such that for any y in Y there is an open set containing y whose pre-image (i e , set of points that map to it) is a union of open sets of X