Thesaurus: overlap

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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.
3. n. 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.
4. n. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
5. n. the property of partial coincidence in time
6. n. a flap that lies over another part
7. v. coincide partially or wholly
8. v. extend over and cover a part of
9. To lap over; to lap. 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.
10. n:46/v:54 n. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena n. the property of partial coincidence in time v. coincide partially or wholly v. extend over and cover a part of