Definitions of Overlap [ˌoʊ vər lənd]

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Definition of 'Overlap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) overlap
to extend over and cover a part of.

2.  overlap
to coincide in part with; have in common with.

3.  overlap
to cover and extend beyond.

4. (v.i.) overlap
to lap over.

5.  overlap
to coincide partly.

6. (n.) overlap
an act or instance of overlapping.

7.  overlap
the amount or place of overlapping.

8.  overlap
an overlapping part.

Etymology: (1685–95)

Definition of 'Overlap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) overlap, convergence, intersection
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
"there was no overlap between their proposals"

2. (noun) overlap
the property of partial coincidence in time

3. (verb) lap, overlap
a flap that lies over another part
"the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

4. (verb) overlap
coincide partially or wholly
"Our vacations overlap"

5. (verb) overlap
extend over and cover a part of
"The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

Definition of 'Overlap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) overlap
(of one object) to cover part of another
The edge of the blue fabric overlaps the red fabric.

2. overlap
(of two objects) to cover part of each other
The two fabrics overlap slightly.

3. overlap
to use or include some of the same ideas, activities, etc.
The two classes are designed to overlap, in terms of subject matter.

Definition of 'Overlap'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Overlap
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

Translation of 'Overlap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to extend over and cover a part of The pieces of cloth overlapped (each other).
Afrikaans: oorvleuel, oormekaar val	Arabic: يَتَراكَب، يَتَشابَك	Bulgarian: застъпвам се
Brazilian: sobrepor-se	Czech: překrývat se	German: sichüberlappen
Danish: overlappe	Greek: επικαλύπτω	Spanish: superponerse, solaparse
Estonian: üle ulatuma	Farsi: روی هم قرار گرفتن	Finnish: limittyä
French: (se) chevaucher	Hebrew: לַחפוֹף	Hindi: ढक लेना, एक ही समय होना
Croatian: preklapati se	Hungarian: átfed	Indonesian: bertumpang tindih
Icelandic: skarast	Italian: sovrapporre, sovrapporsi	Japanese: 重ね合わす
Korean: 겹치다	Lithuanian: iš dalies uždengti, sutap	Latvian: daļēji pārklāties/pārsegt
Malay: pertindihan	Dutch: elkaar overlappen	Norwegian: overlappe; dekke delvis
Polish: zachodzić na siebie	Persian: روی هم قرار گرفتن	Pashto: يو پر بل
Portuguese: sobrepor-se	Romanian: a (se) suprapune	Russian: перекрывать
Slovak: prekrývať sa	Slovenian: prekrivati	Serbian: preklopiti
Swedish: överlappa	Thai: ทำให้ทับกัน	Turkish: üstüste gelmek, öpüşmek
Taiwanese: 疊蓋	Ukrainian: перекривати, заходити одн	Urdu: تداخل ہونا، ايک دوسرے ميں
Vietnamese: gối lên nhau	Chinese: 叠盖	Afrikaans: oorslag, oorvleueling
Arabic: تَراكُب	Bulgarian: застъпване	Brazilian: sobreposição
Czech: překrývání, přečnívání	German: dieÜberlappung	Danish: overlapning
Greek: επικάλυψη	Spanish: superposición, solapo	Estonian: üleulatumine
Farsi: هم پوشی	Finnish: päällekkäisyys	French: chevauchement
Hebrew: חָפִיפָה	Hindi: अतिच्छादन, आंशिक रूप से आ	Croatian: preklapanje
Hungarian: átfedés	Indonesian: tumpang tindih	Icelandic: skörun
Italian: sovrapposizione	Japanese: 重り	Korean: 겹침
Lithuanian: užleidimas	Latvian: pārsedze; pārlaidums	Malay: pertindihan
Dutch: overlapping	Norwegian: overlapping; delvis dekki	Polish: zakładka
Persian: روى هم قرار گرفتن، هم پوش	Pashto: د يو پر بل باندى واقع كيد	Portuguese: sobreposição
Romanian: suprapunere	Russian: перекрывание; нахлёстка	Slovak: prečnievanie
Slovenian: prekrivanje	Serbian: preklapanje	Swedish: överlappning
Thai: การทับกัน	Turkish: üstüste gelme	Taiwanese: 重疊
Ukrainian: перекриття	Urdu: تداخل	Vietnamese: sự gối đè lên nhau
Chinese: 重叠
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