Found 2 items, similar to Overlap.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: overlap overlap v 1: coincide partially or wholly; “Our vacations overlap” 2: extend over and cover a part of; “The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city” [also: overlapping, overlapped] 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 flap that lies over another part; “the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches” [syn: lap] [also: overlapping, overlapped]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Overlap 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Overlap \O`ver*lap"\, v. t. 1. To lay (one thing) over another; to lap. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover part of. [PJC] Overlap \O`ver*lap"\, v. i. 1. To be arranged so that a part of one object laying over part of another; as, the boards overlapped at their ends. [PJC] 2. To have the ending time of one period or process extend beyond the beginning time of another period or process; as, the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt overlapped by several decades. [PJC]