Overlap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

the property of partial coincidence in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚlˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəlˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəlˈap/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚlˈæp/.

Examples

there was no overlap between their proposals
the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches
Our vacations overlap

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convergence lap intersection

Parts of Speech

noun	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena “there was no overlap between their proposals”
noun	the property of partial coincidence in time
noun	a flap that lies over another part “the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches”
verb	coincide partially or wholly “Our vacations overlap”
verb	extend over and cover a part of “The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city”

Word Forms

overlap	verb	coincide partially or wholly
lap	verb	lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
overlap	noun	the property of partial coincidence in time
overlapping	noun	covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überlappen

eine Darstellung der Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Theorien oder Phänomenen

🇫🇷French

chevaucher

une représentation d'un terrain d'entente entre des théories ou des phénomènes

🇪🇸Spanish

superposición

una representación de puntos en común entre teorías o fenómenos

🇮🇹Italian

sovrapposizione

una rappresentazione del terreno comune tra teorie o fenomeni

🇳🇱Dutch

overlappen

een representatie van de gemeenschappelijke basis tussen theorieën of verschijnselen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobreposição

uma representação de um terreno comum entre teorias ou fenômenos

🇷🇺Russian

перекрывать

представление точек соприкосновения между теориями или явлениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरलैप

सिद्धांतों या घटनाओं के बीच सामान्य आधार का प्रतिनिधित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারল্যাপ

তত্ত্ব বা ঘটনার মধ্যে সাধারণ ভিত্তির একটি উপস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒன்றுடன் ஒன்று

கோட்பாடுகள் அல்லது நிகழ்வுகளுக்கு இடையே உள்ள பொதுவான நிலத்தின் பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అతివ్యాప్తి

సిద్ధాంతాలు లేదా దృగ్విషయాల మధ్య ఉమ్మడి మైదానం యొక్క ప్రాతినిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरलॅप

सिद्धांत किंवा इंद्रियगोचर दरम्यान सामान्य ग्राउंडचे प्रतिनिधित्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરલેપ

સિદ્ધાંતો અથવા અસાધારણ ઘટના વચ્ચે સામાન્ય જમીનનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ

ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ನೆಲದ ಪ್ರಾತಿನಿಧ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർലാപ്പ്

സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതിഭാസങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലുള്ള പൊതു നിലയുടെ പ്രതിനിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਲੈਪ

ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوورلیپ

نظریات یا مظاہر کے درمیان مشترکہ زمین کی نمائندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重叠

理论或现象之间共同点的表示

🇯🇵Japanese

重なり合う

理論または現象間の共通点の表現

🇰🇷Korean

겹치다

이론이나 현상 사이의 공통점을 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chồng chéo

một đại diện của điểm chung giữa các lý thuyết hoặc hiện tượng

🇹🇭Thai

ทับซ้อนกัน

การแสดงจุดร่วมระหว่างทฤษฎีหรือปรากฏการณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumpang tindih

representasi kesamaan antara teori atau fenomena

🇵🇭Filipino

magkakapatong

isang representasyon ng karaniwang batayan sa pagitan ng mga teorya o phenomena

🇲🇾Malay

bertindih

representasi titik persamaan antara teori atau fenomena

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تداخل

تمثيل للأرضية المشتركة بين النظريات أو الظواهر

🇮🇷Persian

همپوشانی

نمایشی از زمینه های مشترک بین نظریه ها یا پدیده ها

🇹🇷Turkish

örtüşmek

teoriler veya fenomenler arasındaki ortak zeminin temsili

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲפִיפָה

ייצוג של בסיס משותף בין תיאוריות או תופעות

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