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overlap

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o·ver·lap  (vr-lp)
v. o·ver·lapped, o·ver·lap·ping, o·ver·laps
v.tr.
1. To lie or extend over and cover part of.
2. To have an area or range in common with.
v.intr.
1. To lie over and partly cover something.
2. To correspond in character or function: Their duties overlap.
3. Mathematics To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.
n. (vr-lp)
1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.
2. An instance of overlapping.

overlap
Verb
[-lapping, -lapped]
1. (of two things) to share part of the same space as or lie partly over (each other): slice the meat and lay it in overlapping slices in a serving dish
2. to coincide partly in time or subject: their careers have overlapped for the last ten years
Noun
1. a part that overlaps
2. the amount or length of something overlapping

1. In photography, the amount by which one photograph includes the same area covered by another, customarily expressed as a percentage. The overlap between successive air photographs on a flight line is called "forward overlap." The overlap between photographs in adjacent parallel flight lines is called "side overlap."
2. In cartography, that portion of a map or chart that overlaps the area covered by another of the same series.
3. In naval mine warfare, the width of that part of the swept path of a ship or formation that is also swept by an adjacent sweeper or formation or is reswept on the next adjacent lap.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overlapoverlap - a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
crossroads - a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
interface - the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
2.overlap - the property of partial coincidence in time
conjunction, co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
3.overlap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
cuff, turnup - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
lapel - lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
lappet - a small lap on a garment or headdress
Verb1.overlap - coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
co-occur, coincide, cooccur - go with, fall together
share - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
2.overlap - extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
imbricate - overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate"
Translations
overlap vi [əuvəˈlæp]superponerse
n [ˈəuvəlæp]superposición f

overlap over vi [əuvəˈlæp]se chevaucher
n [ˈəuvəlæp]chevauchement m

overlap [əuvəˈlæp] vi [figures, ideas etc] → sich überschneiden

overlap vi [əuvəˈlæp]sovrapporsi
n [ˈəuvəlæp]sovrapposizione f

overlap
v overlap [əuvəˈlӕp]
to extend over and cover a part of The pieces of cloth overlapped (each other). oorvleuel, oormekaar val يَتَراكَب، يَتَشابَك застъпвам се překrývat se overlappe sich überlappen επικαλύπτω superponerse, solaparse üle ulatuma روی هم قرار گرفتن ulottua yli (se) chevaucher לַחפוֹף ढक लेना, एक ही समय होना preklapati se átfed bertumpang tindih skarast sovrapporre, sovrapporsi 重ね合わす 겹치다 iš dalies uždengti, sutapti daļēji pārklāties/pārsegt pertindihan elkaar overlappen overlappe; dekke delvis zachodzić na siebie sobrepor-se a (se) suprapune перекрывать prekrývať sa prekrivati preklopiti överlappa ทำให้ทับกัน üstüste gelmek, öpüşmek 疊蓋 перекривати, заходити одне за одне تداخل ہونا، ايک دوسرے ميں گھسا ہونا gối lên nhau 叠盖
[ˈouvəlӕp] n
an overlap of two centimetres. oorslag, oorvleueling تَراكُب застъпване překrývání, přečnívání overlapning die Überlappung επικάλυψη superposición, solapo üleulatumine هم پوشی limitys chevauchement חָפִיפָה अतिच्छादन, आंशिक रूप से आच्छादित करने की क्रिया preklapanje átfedés tumpang tindih skörun sovrapposizione 重り 중복 užleidimas pārsedze; pārlaidums pertindihan overlapping overlapping; delvis dekking zakładka sobreposição suprapunere перекрывание; нахлёстка prečnievanie prekrivanje preklapanje överlappning ส่วนที่ทับกั üstüste gelme 重疊 перекриття تداخل sự gối đè lên nhau


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He laid me out with a crusher alongside the head that made everything crack, and seemed to spring every joint in my skull and made it overlap its neighbor.
I had waited patiently for the opportunity for I was aware that he would never permit cases to overlap, and that his clear and logical mind would not be drawn from its present work to dwell upon memories of the past.
There is a fair and fruitful island in mid-ocean called Crete; it is thickly peopled and there are ninety cities in it: the people speak many different languages which overlap one another, for there are Achaeans, brave Eteocretans, Dorians of three-fold race, and noble Pelasgi.
 
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