overlap

English

Etymology

over- +‎ lap

Pronunciation

• • (verb): enPR: ō'və-lăpʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
  • (noun): enPR: ōʹvə-lăp', IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/
• • (verb): enPR: ō'vər-lăpʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/
  • (noun): enPR: ōʹvər-lăp', IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

Verb

(transitive, intransitive)

1. To extend over and partly cover something.

   The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.

2. To have an area, range, character or function in common.

   The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.

   • 2012 November 8, Scott Tobias, “Memento’s puzzle structure hides big twists and bigger profundities”, in The AV Club‎^[2]:

     Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly.

3. (mathematics) Of sets: to have some elements in common.

   The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).

4. (genetics) To have some similar nucleotide sequences.

Synonyms

• intersect

Translations

to extend over and partly cover something

• Basque: gainjarri
• Catalan: encavalcar (ca), encavallar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重叠 (zh) (chóngdié)

• Dutch: bedekken (nl)
• Finnish: limittyä, olla osittain päällekkäinen
• French: chevaucher (fr)
• German: überlappen (de)
• Greek: επικαλύπτω (el) (epikalýpto)
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• Italian: embricare
• Latvian: pārklāties
• Maori: inaki
• Polish: pokrywać się (pl), zachodzić na siebie
• Portuguese: sobrepor (pt), cobrir (pt)
• Russian: накрыва́ть (ru) (nakryvátʹ), перекрыва́ть (ru) (perekryvátʹ)
• Spanish: solapar (es), traslapar (es)
• Swedish: överlappa (sv)
• Vietnamese: chồng chéo

to have an area, range, character or function in common

• Czech: překrývat se
• Dutch: overlappen (nl)
• French: se chevaucher (fr)
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• Greek: επικαλύπτομαι (el) (epikalýptomai)
• Russian: пересека́ться (ru) (peresekátʹsja)

(used of sets) to have some elements in common

• Dutch: overlappen (nl)
• French: avoir une intersection commune avec
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• Greek: επικαλύπτομαι (el) (epikalýptomai)
• Russian: пересека́ться (ru) (peresekátʹsja)

to have DNA parts in common

• French: se chevaucher (fr)
• Italian: sovrapporsi
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• Portuguese: sobrepor-se
• Spanish: superponerse

Noun

overlap (plural overlaps)

1. Something that overlaps or is overlapped
2. (rugby) a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.
3. (insurance, pensions) The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.

Translations

something that overlaps

• Dutch: overlap (nl) m
• Esperanto: komunaĵo
• Greek: επικάλυψη (el) f (epikálypsi)
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• Russian: нахлёст (ru) (naxljóst), перекрытие (ru) (perekrytije)
• Scottish Gaelic: tar-iadhadh m
• Spanish: solapo (es) m, traslapo (es) m, superposición (es) f