Definition of Overlapping

1. Noun. Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles).

Exact synonyms: Imbrication, Lapping
Generic synonyms: Covering
Derivative terms: Imbricate, Imbricate, Overlap

Definition of Overlapping

1. overlap [v] - See also: overlap

Medical Definition of Overlapping

1. In cell locomotion situation in which the leading lamella of one cell moves actively over the dorsal surface of another cell should be distinguished from underlapping. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overlapping

overlaboring
overlabors
overlade
overladed
overladen
overlades
overlading
overlaid
overlain
overland
overlands
overlap
overlap
overlapped
overlapping (current term)
overlapping (current term)
overlapping gene
overlapping reading frame
overlaps
overlap hybridization
overlap index
overlard
overlards
overlarge
overlate
overlavish
overlax
overlay
overlay
overlayer

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