overlap

(ō'vər-lăp')

v., -lapped, -lap·ping, -laps.

v.tr.

1. To lie or extend over and cover part of.
2. To have an area or range in common with.

v.intr.

1. To lie over and partly cover something.
2. To correspond in character or function: Their duties overlap.
3. Mathematics. To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.

n. (ō'vər-lăp')

1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.
2. An instance of overlapping.

v

Definition: lie over something else
Antonyms: divide, separate

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(DOD) 1. In photography, the amount by which one photograph includes the same area covered by another, customarily expressed as a percentage. The overlap between successive air photographs on a flight line is called "forward overlap." The overlap between photographs in adjacent parallel flight lines is called "side overlap." 2. In cartography, that portion of a map or chart that overlaps the area covered by another of the same series. 3. In naval mine warfare, the width of that part of the swept path of a ship or formation that is also swept by an adjacent sweeper or formation or is reswept on the next adjacent lap.

IN BRIEF: To partly lay on top of each other, either things or time frames.

She was careful not to let the paintings overlap as she set them out to dry.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - delvis dække, overlappe
v. intr. - (fodbold/rugby) bevæge sig ned langs siden under et angreb
n. - delvis dækning, overlapning

Nederlands (Dutch)
elkaar overlappen, overlappen, gedeeltelijk bedekken, in elkaar grijpen, overlap(ping)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) recouvrir partiellement, se recouvrir
v. intr. - chevaucher (avec), coïncider (avec), se chevaucher, (lit) se recouvrir partiellement, dépasser
n. - chevauchement, empiétement, (Tech) partie qui déborde (en couture)

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich überlappen, teilweise überdecken
n. - Überlappung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επικαλύπτω (μερικώς), καβαλικεύω
n. - (μερική) επικάλυψη, καβαλίκεμα, έκταση (μερικής) επικαλύψεως

Italiano (Italian)
coincidere, accavallarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sobrepor, recobrir
n. - sobreposição (f), recobrimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
перекрываться, частично совпадать, перекрытие

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - coincidir parcialmente, sobresalir, lamer (las olas), traslapar, solapar
v. intr. - traslaparse, solaparse
n. - parte que cubre o cruza, traslapo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överlappa, delvis täcka
n. - överlapp(ning), övertäckning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重叠, 重复, 部分重叠, 部分相同, 部分同时发生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重疊, 重復
v. intr. - 部分重疊, 部分相同, 部分同時發生
n. - 重疊, 重復

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 겹치다, 상치하다
v. intr. - 부분적으로 일치하다, 시간이 일치하다
n. - 중복, 시간적일치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 部分的重複, 重複部分, オーバーラップ
v. - 部分的に一致する, 部分的におおう, 部分的に重なり合う, 重なる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتخطى, يتوافق مع (الاسم) تداخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חפף או כיסה חלקית, כיסה ברעפים, כיסה והשתרע מעבר ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮כיסה ברעפים, לא היו נפרדים לגמרי‬
n. - ‮חפיפה חלקית, שיעור החפיפה‬

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