overlap
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (2)overlapped, overlapping
Noun (3)
- a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena“there was no overlap between their proposals”Synonyms: convergenceintersectionType of representation, mental representationKinds crossroads, interface
- the property of partial coincidence in timeType of concurrence, coincidence
- a flap that lies over another part“the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches”Synonyms: lapType of flapKinds cuff, lapel, lappet
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. To lay (one thing) over another; to lap.
2. To cover part of.
1. To be arranged so that a part of one object laying over part of another; as, the boards overlapped at their ends.
2. To have the ending time of one period or process extend beyond the beginning time of another period or process; as, the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt overlapped by several decades.
1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
2. Geology An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors