Lexic.us

Definition of Overlap

1. Verb. Coincide partially or wholly. "Our vacations overlap"

2. Noun. A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena. "There was no overlap between their proposals"

3. Verb. Extend over and cover a part of. "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"

4. Noun. The property of partial coincidence in time.

5. Noun. A flap that lies over another part. "The lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"

Definition of Overlap

1. v. t. & i. To lap over; to lap.

2. n. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.

Definition of Overlap

1. Verb. To extend over and partly cover something. ¹

2. Verb. To have an area, range, character or function in common. ¹

3. Verb. (mathematics) Used of sets that have some elements in common. ¹

4. Noun. Something that overlaps or is overlapped ¹

5. Noun. (rugby) a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may ''exploit the overlap'' by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a ''two man overlap'' or ''three man overlap'', etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to ''waste an overlap''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overlap

1. to extend over and cover a part of [v -LAPPED, -LAPPING, -LAPS]

Medical Definition of Overlap

1. 1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof. 2. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlap

overlabours overlade overladed overladen overlades overlading overlaid overlain overlaminate overlaminates

overland overlander overlanders overlands overlanguaged overlap (current term) overlap hybridization overlap index overlapped overlapping

overlapping gene overlapping reading frame overlappingly overlappings overlaps overlard overlards overlarge overlargeness overlash

Literary usage of Overlap

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1903)
"2 or newer members are said to " overlap " the older, may often be detected among formations of all geological ages. It often brings before us the ..."

2. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1897)
"Unconformity without change of dip, and overlap. land. These are called basal conglomerates. Such coarse beds are, however, not always present, ..."

3. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"overlap.—When the upper beds of a conformable series extend over a wider area than the lower beds of the same series, we have the structure known as overlap ..."

4. The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering by William Hubert Burr (1915)
"The overlap of a plate, h in Fig.. 2, Art. 71, in a riveted joint is the distance ... It is a common practice to make the overlap not less than about 1.5^, ..."

5. The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering by William Hubert Burr (1915)
"The overlap of a plate, h in Fig. 2, Art. 71, in a riveted it is the distance from ... It is a common practice to make the overlap not less than about i. ..."

6. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"overlap.—The relations of regional unconformity show that a sedimentary ... Two kinds of overlap are recognized: the transgressive and the regressive. ..."

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