What does "overlap" mean?
Overlap: The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
Additional senses
- 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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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