Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overlap"
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) 1.7 (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 flap 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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