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covering power
noun
, Photography.
- the maximum area of a scene that can be recorded with good definition by a particular lens.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of covering power1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Taylor, Taylor & Hobson also make a good wide-angle lens, possessing great covering power and at a moderately low price.
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Painters prefer the product to zinc-white chiefly because it is much more opaque and possesses a much greater covering power.
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Fineness of grinding, uniformity of color in respect to its coloring and covering power, and brilliancy, are valued essentials.
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The sample which departs the least from its own color has the best body or covering power.
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The sample covering the glass most solidly has the strongest covering power.
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