OVERLAPS

Noun

overlaps

plural of overlap

Source: Wiktionary


OVERLAP

O`ver*lap", v. t. & i.

Definition: To lap over; to lap.

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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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