couvrement

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

couvrement

neologism attested in 1930 in Vincent Flipo, Mémento pratique d'archéologie française (p. 13), to differentiate the covering of a vessel (structure seen from its internal part) from the roof of a building (structure seen from its external part), the covering of an opening and its closure.

Definitions

architecture

Plural

couvrements

See also

recouvrant (adj.) redécouverte (cn.) découvrement (cn.) découverture (cn.) recouvert (adj.) couverture (cn.) recouvrement (cn.) découverte (cn.) découverte (adj.) couverturier (cn.) couvrant (adj.) découvrir (v.) couvreur (cn.) couvert (adj.) couverte (cn.) couverte (adj.) découvert (adj.) découvreur (cn.) découvrable (adj.) irrécouvrable (adj.)