*Definition [#q02e251b] A topological space X is called base-cover metacompact if it has an open base B such that every cover C in B contains a [[point-finite]] subcover. *Reference [#saeb532e] S. G. Popvassilev, ''Base-cover paracompactness'', Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. Vol.132, No.10, pp.3121-3130.