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overlap |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overlap \O`ver*lap"\, v. t. & i. To lap over to lap. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overlap \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overlap n 1: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: {convergence}, {intersection}] 2: the property of partial coincidence in time 3: a part that lies over another part [syn: {lap}] v 1: coincide partially 2: extend over and cover a part of "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" 3: concur partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap" 4: have something in common
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