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overlap
Found in thesaurus: internal representation, mental representation, representation, coincidence, co-occurrence, concurrence, conjunction, flap, co-occur, cooccur, coincide, extend, continue, cover
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overlap
v.
extend over, cover a part of; have something in common
n.
something that is superimposed
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Overlap
Overlap may mean one of:
- In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
- Overlap (railway signalling), the length of track beyond a stop signal that is proved to be clear of obstructive ctions as a safety margin
- Overlap (road), a place where multiple road numbers overlap
- Overlap add, an efficient convolution method using FFT
- Overlap coefficient, a similarity measure between sets
- Orbital overlap, important concept in quantum mechanics describing a type of orbital interaction that affects bond strength
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overlap
Noun
1. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
(synonym) convergence, intersection
(hypernym) representation, mental representation, internal representation
(hyponym) crossroads
2. the property of partial coincidence in time
(hypernym) concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence
3. a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
(synonym) lap
(hypernym) flap
(hyponym) cuff, turnup
Verb
1. coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
(hypernym) coincide, co-occur, cooccur
(hyponym) share
2. extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
(hypernym) cover, extend
(hyponym) imbricate
(derivation) lap
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overlappen
v.
overlap, overlay
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overlap
v.
překrývat (se); částečně se shodovat
n.
překrytí; částečná shoda
