coverage

Plural

coverages

1. 1.An amount by which something or someone is covered.

   • There are overlapping coverages on your insurance policies.
   • Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones.
   • Before laying sod on that clay, the ground needs two inches of coverage with topsoil.

2. 2.The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.

   • Through services using the Elizabeth line were increased from November 6, but this did not attract significant media coverage - mainly because it has been an operational success, […].

3. 3.The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.

4. 4.The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.

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Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Word family

• cover