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appearance as argument number 1

(documentation covers EnglishLanguage "A relationship of partial or complete physical covering, which may be the result of a Covering. To cover an object, the first object must at least roughly conform to the surface of the second object. ")	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25981-25984
(domain covers 1 Object)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25978-25978	The number 1 argument of covers is an instance of object
(domain covers 2 Object)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25979-25979	The number 2 argument of covers is an instance of object
(instance covers BinaryPredicate)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25975-25975	covers is an instance of binary predicate
(instance covers SpatialRelation)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25977-25977	covers is an instance of spatial relation
(instance covers TransitiveRelation)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25976-25976	covers is an instance of transitive relation

appearance as argument number 2

(format EnglishLanguage covers "%1 covers %2")

Mid-level-ontology.kif 25980-25980

antecedent

(=>
    (and
        (covers ?A ?B)
        (superficialPart ?S ?B))
    (meetsSpatially ?A ?S))

Mid-level-ontology.kif 25986-25990

If an object covers another object and a third object is a superficial part of the other object,
then the object meets the third object

consequent

(<=> (and (instance ?B BodyPart) (holdsDuring ?T (attribute ?B Bare))) (holdsDuring ?T (not (exists (?C) (and (instance ?C Clothing) (covers ?C ?B))))))	Mid-level-ontology.kif 26401-26411	An entity is an instance of body part and Bare is an attribute of the entity holds during a time position if and only if there doesn't exist another entity such that the other entity is an instance of clothing and the other entity covers the entity holds during the time position
(=> (and (instance ?C Covering) (patient ?C ?P) (instrument ?C ?I)) (holdsDuring (ImmediateFutureFn (WhenFn ?C)) (covers ?I ?P)))	Mid-level-ontology.kif 25992-25999	If a process is an instance of covering and an entity is a patient of the process and an object is an instrument for the process, then the object covers the entity holds during immediately after the time of existence of the process
(=> (holdsDuring ?T (attribute ?A Clothed)) (holdsDuring ?T (not (exists (?P) (and (instance ?P ReproductiveBody) (part ?P ?A) (not (exists (?C) (and (instance ?C Clothing) (covers ?C ?P)))))))))	Mid-level-ontology.kif 26383-26396	If Clothed is an attribute of an entity holds during a time position, then there doesn't exist another entity such that the other entity is an instance of reproductive body and the other entity is a part of the entity and there doesn't exist a third entity such that the third entity is an instance of clothing and the third entity covers the other entity holds during the time position
(=> (instance ?BERG Iceberg) (exists (?PART ?WATER) (and (instance ?PART Ice) (most ?PART ?BERG) (instance ?WATER BodyOfWater) (covers ?WATER ?PART))))	Geography.kif 4533-4540	If an entity is an instance of iceberg, then there exist an object and another object such that the object is an instance of ice and the object is most of the entity and the other object is an instance of body of water and the other object covers the object
(=> (instance ?CLOTHING Clothing) (hasPurpose ?CLOTHING (exists (?H ?P) (and (instance ?H Animal) (part ?P ?H) (covers ?CLOTHING ?P)))))	Merge.kif 14795-14802	If a physical is an instance of clothing, then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity and another entity such that the entity is an instance of animal and the other entity is a part of the entity and the physical covers the other entity
(=> (instance ?LAND Shoal) (exists (?PART ?WATER) (and (instance ?PART LandForm) (most ?PART ?LAND) (instance ?WATER BodyOfWater) (covers ?WATER ?PART))))	Geography.kif 5702-5709	If an entity is an instance of shoal, then there exist an object and another object such that the object is an instance of land form and the object is most of the entity and the other object is an instance of body of water and the other object covers the object
(=> (instance ?T Tire) (hasPurpose ?T (exists (?W ?R) (and (instance ?W Wheel) (instance ?R WheelRim) (part ?T ?W) (part ?R ?W) (covers ?T ?R)))))	Cars.kif 4810-4819	If a physical is an instance of tire, then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity and another entity such that the entity is an instance of wheel and the other entity is an instance of rim and the physical is a part of the entity and the other entity is a part of the entity and the physical covers the other entity
(=> (instance ?TC TireChain) (hasPurpose ?TC (exists (?V ?W ?F) (and (instance ?V RoadVehicle) (instance ?W Wheel) (part ?W ?V) (instance ?F Friction) (covers ?TC ?W) (instrument ?F ?TC)))))	Cars.kif 4469-4479	If a physical is an instance of snow chain, then the physical has the purpose there exist an entity, another entity and a third entity such that the entity is an instance of road vehicle and the other entity is an instance of wheel and the other entity is a part of the entity and the third entity is an instance of friction and the physical covers the other entity and the physical is an instrument for the third entity
(=> (instance ?V Veneer) (hasPurpose ?V (exists (?OBJ) (covers ?V ?OBJ))))	Mid-level-ontology.kif 4485-4489	If a physical is an instance of veneer, then the physical has the purpose there exists an entity such that the physical covers the entity

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