Overlap
verb
To lie over part of something; to have elements in common.
Our tasks for the project overlap, so we can work on them together.
Often appears as...
- overlap with
- overlap in
verb
Extend over and cover part of.
The canopy overlaps the roof of the house.
Often appears as...
- overlap area
- overlap significantly
verb
In computing, to store one functional component in the same area of storage as another for some period.
The program overlaps data areas to save memory.
Often appears as...
- overlap data
- overlap memory
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part or amount which is shared by two or more activities or things.
There is a significant overlap between the two jobs.
Often appears as...
- significant overlap
- full overlap
verb
To lie over part of something; to have elements in common.
Our tasks for the project overlap, so we can work on them together.
Often appears as...
- overlap with
- overlap in
verb
Extend over and cover part of.
The canopy overlaps the roof of the house.
Often appears as...
- overlap area
- overlap significantly
verb
In computing, to store one functional component in the same area of storage as another for some period.
The program overlaps data areas to save memory.
Often appears as...
- overlap data
- overlap memory
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part or amount which is shared by two or more activities or things.
There is a significant overlap between the two jobs.
Often appears as...
- significant overlap
- full overlap
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Shared Aspects
Used to express tasks or subjects that are common between two areas or people.
The fields of psychology and sociology overlap in their study of human behavior.
Pro Tip 2/2Collaboration Clue
Indicates potential for joint efforts as activities or responsibilities share common ground.
Since our research interests overlap, we could collaborate on this paper.
Pro Tip 1/2Shared Aspects
Used to express tasks or subjects that are common between two areas or people.
The fields of psychology and sociology overlap in their study of human behavior.
Pro Tip 2/2Collaboration Clue
Indicates potential for joint efforts as activities or responsibilities share common ground.
Since our research interests overlap, we could collaborate on this paper.
Pro Tip 1/2Shared Aspects
Used to express tasks or subjects that are common between two areas or people.
The fields of psychology and sociology overlap in their study of human behavior.
Pro Tip 2/2Collaboration Clue
Indicates potential for joint efforts as activities or responsibilities share common ground.
Since our research interests overlap, we could collaborate on this paper.
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My glacier cave...
We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end. And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes going to overlapping levels. To make a cave map,
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Why do we sleep? PIPE...
give you normal sleep, and those that give you normal mental health, are overlapping. And what's the evidence for that? Well, genes that have been shown to be very important in the generation of normal sleep, when mutated, when changed, also predispose individuals to mental health problems.
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The race to sequence the...
without knowing the actual sequence. Using the overlapping bits as a guide, the researchers marked each fragment's place in the genome to create a contiguous map, a process that took about six years. The cloned fragments were sequenced in labs around the world
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The satisfying math of...
we can create a tessellation, or a repeating pattern of shapes that covers a plane without any gaps or overlaps. The ability to fold a large surface into a compact shape has applications from the vastness of space to the microscopic world of our cells.
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This weird trick will...
And when he recorded the vibrations produced by worm grunters and moles digging, their frequencies overlapped substantially. This was it. Over hundreds of thousands of years, these earthworms evolved a behavior that helped them escape a top predator.
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
calling kangana sauce lion's roar obviously they completely have different lifestyles and I just think that's indeed very very fascinating leopards territories females and males and deep overlap and obviously for lions out here
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Why political...
and there were a lot of moderate Republicans that meant and this is the third point historical point and the important point that meant overlap there was a lot of overlap between the two parties and that overlap is what made
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5 ways to kill your...
I dedicated the past two years to understanding how people achieve their dreams. When we think about the dreams we have, and the dent we want to leave in the universe, it is striking to see how big of an overlap there is
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What makes a language......
where they overlap with others, and the differences between them are gradual— not clear cut. And that’s the confounding beauty of the dynamic, diverse, and dazzling universe of human communication.
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Panda Bear Marks...
pandas rarely travel more than 10 kilometers far less than any other bear marking allows several small territories to overlap without conflict
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My glacier cave...
We followed this cave back for about a half mile until it came to an end. And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes going to overlapping levels. To make a cave map,
Video examples
Why do we sleep? PIPE...
give you normal sleep, and those that give you normal mental health, are overlapping. And what's the evidence for that? Well, genes that have been shown to be very important in the generation of normal sleep, when mutated, when changed, also predispose individuals to mental health problems.
Video examples
The race to sequence the...
without knowing the actual sequence. Using the overlapping bits as a guide, the researchers marked each fragment's place in the genome to create a contiguous map, a process that took about six years. The cloned fragments were sequenced in labs around the world
Video examples
The satisfying math of...
we can create a tessellation, or a repeating pattern of shapes that covers a plane without any gaps or overlaps. The ability to fold a large surface into a compact shape has applications from the vastness of space to the microscopic world of our cells.
Video examples
This weird trick will...
And when he recorded the vibrations produced by worm grunters and moles digging, their frequencies overlapped substantially. This was it. Over hundreds of thousands of years, these earthworms evolved a behavior that helped them escape a top predator.
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
calling kangana sauce lion's roar obviously they completely have different lifestyles and I just think that's indeed very very fascinating leopards territories females and males and deep overlap and obviously for lions out here
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Why political...
and there were a lot of moderate Republicans that meant and this is the third point historical point and the important point that meant overlap there was a lot of overlap between the two parties and that overlap is what made
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5 ways to kill your...
I dedicated the past two years to understanding how people achieve their dreams. When we think about the dreams we have, and the dent we want to leave in the universe, it is striking to see how big of an overlap there is
Video examples
What makes a language......
where they overlap with others, and the differences between them are gradual— not clear cut. And that’s the confounding beauty of the dynamic, diverse, and dazzling universe of human communication.
Video examples
Panda Bear Marks...
pandas rarely travel more than 10 kilometers far less than any other bear marking allows several small territories to overlap without conflict
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Alastair Reynolds
British Author
I had - and continued to have - great fun exploring the Revelation Space universe, but it was always clear to me that I wanted to write other kinds of books, even within what might be termed the fairly narrow overlapping genre categories of hard SF and space opera.
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Steve Hilton
British Businessman
What's interesting is that you've got a lot of overlap between supporters of different parties and different candidates who feel regardless of who's been in power, the rich have got richer and half the country's got poorer.
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Lucy Worsley
Mum encouraged my love of history. She was always dragging me off to visit historic properties, and then I reached an age when I suddenly appreciated it. We have a big overlap in interests and often work together.
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Kathleen Hanna
American Musician
While everyone's experience of oppression is different and complicated and often overlapping, I really believe that if you have privilege, you need to learn as much as you can about the world beyond yourself.
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Sarah Waters
Welsh Novelist
I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and characterisation and that sort of thing.
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Robert Kirkman
American Writer
I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how they overlap.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
If you live in the overlapping world of politics and media, as I am learning, anything less than full transparency can potentially do you in.
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William Boyd
British Novelist
In the broad spectrum of the arts, two worlds rarely overlap - the literary world and the world of rock music.
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Jennifer Egan
American Novelist
I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life.
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Stephen Collins
American Actor
There starts to be an overlap between you and the character.
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Alastair Reynolds
British Author
I had - and continued to have - great fun exploring the Revelation Space universe, but it was always clear to me that I wanted to write other kinds of books, even within what might be termed the fairly narrow overlapping genre categories of hard SF and space opera.
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Steve Hilton
British Businessman
What's interesting is that you've got a lot of overlap between supporters of different parties and different candidates who feel regardless of who's been in power, the rich have got richer and half the country's got poorer.
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Lucy Worsley
Mum encouraged my love of history. She was always dragging me off to visit historic properties, and then I reached an age when I suddenly appreciated it. We have a big overlap in interests and often work together.
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Kathleen Hanna
American Musician
While everyone's experience of oppression is different and complicated and often overlapping, I really believe that if you have privilege, you need to learn as much as you can about the world beyond yourself.
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Sarah Waters
Welsh Novelist
I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and characterisation and that sort of thing.
Quote examples
Robert Kirkman
American Writer
I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how they overlap.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
If you live in the overlapping world of politics and media, as I am learning, anything less than full transparency can potentially do you in.
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William Boyd
British Novelist
In the broad spectrum of the arts, two worlds rarely overlap - the literary world and the world of rock music.
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Jennifer Egan
American Novelist
I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life.
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Stephen Collins
American Actor
There starts to be an overlap between you and the character.
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