About The Word Overlap
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Overlap
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What's The Definition Of Overlap?
[n] a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
[n] the property of partial coincidence in time [n] a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [v] concur partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap" [v] coincide partially [v] extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" [v] have something in common Synonyms | Synonyms for Overlap: convergence | intersection | lap Related Terms | Find terms related to Overlap: accord | accordance | affinity | agree | agreement | answer to | applique | arch over | assent | assort with | be consistent | be of one | be uniform with | bedizenment | bestraddle | bestride | bridge | check | chime | chorus | cohere | coherence | coincide | coincidence | compatibility | concert | concord | concordance | concur | conform | conform with | conformance | conformation | conformity | congeniality | congruence | congruency | congruity | consist with | consistency | consonance | consort | cooperate | cooperation | correspond | correspondence | dovetail | duplication | duplication of effort | embellishment | equivalence | expletive | extend over | extravagance | fall in together | fat | featherbedding | filling | fit together | flap | fly | frill | frills | frippery | gingerbread | go together | go with | hang over | hang together | harmonize | harmony | hit | hold together | imbricate | imbrication | interlock | intersect | intersection | jibe | jut | lap | lap over | lie over | lock | luxury | match | needlessness | oneness | ornamentation | overadornment | overarch | overhang | overlapping | overlay | overlayer | overlie | override | padding | parallel | parallelism | payroll padding | peace | pleonasm | prolixity | rapport | redundance | redundancy | register | register with | respond to | ride | self-consistency | shingle | sing in chorus | sort with | span | square | square with | stand together | superfluity | superfluousness | symmetry | sync | synchronism | tally | tautology | timing | uniformity | union | unison | unisonance | unnecessariness | verbosity See Also | agree | check | coincide | coincide | coincidence | concur | concurrence | conjunction | cooccur | co-occurrence | correspond | cover | crossroads | cuff | extend | fit | flap | gibe | hem | imbricate | interface | internal representation | jibe | lapel | lappet | match | mental representation | representation | share | tally | turnup Overlap In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*lap"\, v. t. & i.
To lap over; to lap.
\O"ver*lap`\, n. 1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof. 2. (Geol.) 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. |
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