coverages

noun

1. 1

   An amount by which something or someone is covered.

   “Before laying sod on that clay, the ground needs two inches of coverage with topsoil.”

2. 2

   The amount of space or time given to an event in newspapers or on television.

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.

5. 5

   The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.

   “Mobile phone coverage is poor in some areas.”

6. 6

   Journalism: the attention given by the press or news media about some news; the total of stories published or broadcast about a topic.

7. 7

   Defense.