overlapping
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overlapping
verb
- present participle and gerund of overlap
adjective more overlapping · most overlapping
- That overlaps something else A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.
noun overlappings
- The situation in which things overlap. This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imbrication, related, lapping, clincher-built, clinker-built, lap-jointed, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked, related to, overlying, overlay, encasing, stacking, entanglement
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adj adjective
| Español | solapado, traslapado, imbricado |
|---|---|
| Português | superposto, sobreposto |
| Français | chevauchant, recouvrant |
| Italiano | sovrapposto |
| Ελληνικά | επικαλυπτικός epikalyptikós |
noun the situation in which things overlap
| Español | traslape, solapamiento, imbricación, solape |
|---|---|
| Português | sobreposição |
| Français | chevauchement |
| Русский | нахлёст naxljóst, перекрытие perekrytije |
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title = {overlapping},
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