Overlay
verb
To put one thing on top of something else.
She decided to overlay the old wallpaper with a fresh, modern design.
verb
In computing, to place an image or design over (a screen, an interface, etc).
Developers will often overlay graphics on a webpage to enhance its visual appeal.
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Technical
noun
A layer or coating that is put on top of something else.
The gold overlay on the statue made it shine brilliantly in the sun.
noun
In computing, a graphic or image that is positioned over an interface or screen.
The video editing software includes a variety of overlays to customize the look of your video.
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Technical
verb
To spread a surface with a layer or covering of something.
We will overlay the concrete patio with paver stones to make it more attractive.
verb
To put one thing on top of something else.
She decided to overlay the old wallpaper with a fresh, modern design.
verb
In computing, to place an image or design over (a screen, an interface, etc).
Developers will often overlay graphics on a webpage to enhance its visual appeal.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A layer or coating that is put on top of something else.
The gold overlay on the statue made it shine brilliantly in the sun.
noun
In computing, a graphic or image that is positioned over an interface or screen.
The video editing software includes a variety of overlays to customize the look of your video.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To spread a surface with a layer or covering of something.
We will overlay the concrete patio with paver stones to make it more attractive.
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Layering
Used to describe the act of placing one physical object on top of another.
They chose to overlay the map with transparent paper for protection.
Pro Tip 2/2Decorative Purpose
Often used in the context of decoration or enhancing appearance.
The artist decided to overlay his painting with a thin gold leaf.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Layering
Used to describe the act of placing one physical object on top of another.
They chose to overlay the map with transparent paper for protection.
Pro Tip 2/2Decorative Purpose
Often used in the context of decoration or enhancing appearance.
The artist decided to overlay his painting with a thin gold leaf.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Layering
Used to describe the act of placing one physical object on top of another.
They chose to overlay the map with transparent paper for protection.
Pro Tip 2/2Decorative Purpose
Often used in the context of decoration or enhancing appearance.
The artist decided to overlay his painting with a thin gold leaf.
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How AI could become an...
then tries to figure out what the user's trying to say. It then feeds back an answer to the user by means of bone conduction, audio conducted through the skull into the user's inner ear, that the user hears, overlaid on top of the user's natural hearing of the environment, without blocking it.
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What will a future...
to take a shot of a subject and then upload it to a cloud and then do what I just described to you in real looking for a match, finding public information, trying to infer sensitive information, and then sending back to the phone so that it is overlaid on the face of the subject,
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Matt Mills: Image...
Not only that, but as I move the object around, it's going to track it and overlay that content seamlessly. Again, the thing that's incredible about this is this is how advanced these devices have become. All the processing to do that was actually done on the device itself.
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How to tame your...
It allows us to see the impact that attention may have on our perception. I'm going to give you a sense of the kind of experiments that we actually do in the lab. We would show participants images like this one. You should see a face and a scene overlaid on each other.
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How to fool a GPS - Todd...
wrinkles in the palm of your hand but you and I and other innovators we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy imagine for example an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world 2 millimeter level precision on top of the physical world I
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision on top of the physical world.
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All Tiger Stripes Are...
really nice look at that steps over the stream good behavior nice behavior shot we're comparing that to this tiger coming straight but we can look at these side stripes we can't overlay those sides we can shift it
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Aerial imagery tech that...
those lines in there and the train station the metro stations and a whole kind of world of information overlaying on top of this so for fearful people who want to try to get a sense of controlling what is going
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Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
So what if we could take this pizza model and overlay it on top of sexuality education? A lot of sexuality education that happens today is so influenced by the baseball model,
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Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
impressive to to see how how other it changes with different light settings so I overlaid some images to give you a idea how you can visualize these sort of
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How AI could become an...
then tries to figure out what the user's trying to say. It then feeds back an answer to the user by means of bone conduction, audio conducted through the skull into the user's inner ear, that the user hears, overlaid on top of the user's natural hearing of the environment, without blocking it.
Video examples
What will a future...
to take a shot of a subject and then upload it to a cloud and then do what I just described to you in real looking for a match, finding public information, trying to infer sensitive information, and then sending back to the phone so that it is overlaid on the face of the subject,
Video examples
Matt Mills: Image...
Not only that, but as I move the object around, it's going to track it and overlay that content seamlessly. Again, the thing that's incredible about this is this is how advanced these devices have become. All the processing to do that was actually done on the device itself.
Video examples
How to tame your...
It allows us to see the impact that attention may have on our perception. I'm going to give you a sense of the kind of experiments that we actually do in the lab. We would show participants images like this one. You should see a face and a scene overlaid on each other.
Video examples
How to fool a GPS - Todd...
wrinkles in the palm of your hand but you and I and other innovators we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy imagine for example an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world 2 millimeter level precision on top of the physical world I
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision on top of the physical world.
Video examples
All Tiger Stripes Are...
really nice look at that steps over the stream good behavior nice behavior shot we're comparing that to this tiger coming straight but we can look at these side stripes we can't overlay those sides we can shift it
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Aerial imagery tech that...
those lines in there and the train station the metro stations and a whole kind of world of information overlaying on top of this so for fearful people who want to try to get a sense of controlling what is going
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Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
So what if we could take this pizza model and overlay it on top of sexuality education? A lot of sexuality education that happens today is so influenced by the baseball model,
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Vietnam's Infinite Cave...
impressive to to see how how other it changes with different light settings so I overlaid some images to give you a idea how you can visualize these sort of
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
Katalyst is a merger of three industries. A piece of us is connected to ad agencies. Because we get the complex overlay of the social Web, we know how to engage an audience and how to make entertainment for the social Web. And we know how to gain and activate and retain an audience. So we create social networks for brands.
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Linda Johnson Rice
American Businesswoman
It was the Cosby family on the cover, but overlaid on that, it appeared to be a shattered glass. So it really wasn't just about the shattering of the Huxtables: it was really a shattering of the black family. And it was a question about that and where do we stand on that.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
The First World War was a war devoid of any virtue. It arose from the quagmire of European tribalism: a complex interplay of nation-state destinies overlaid by notions of cultural superiority peppered with racism.
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Mark Bradford
American Artist
The sheer density of advertising creates a psychic mass, an overlay that can sometimes be very tense or aggressive. As a citizen, you have to participate in that every day. You have to walk by until it's changed.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily the 'war on terror' is overlaid with politics and hypocrisy.
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Yusef Komunyakaa
American Poet
I think of my poems as personal and public at the same time. You could say they serve as psychological overlays. One fits on top of the other, and hopefully there's an ongoing evolution of clarity.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
Beauty is too easy. Often in my work, I take beautiful objects and do extreme things to them so that they are overlaid with something a bit more sinister and violent.
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Carl Karcher
American Businessman
We have developed overlays for the keys of the cash registers with the help of the Braille Institute, so that blind crew members can take orders and help our guests.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
How we experience memory sometimes, it's not linear. We're not telling the stories to ourselves. We know the story; we're just seeing it in flashes overlaid.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
Loving movies myself, I know when I see a film with someone with a strong persona, it's hard to overlay another character on top of that.
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
Katalyst is a merger of three industries. A piece of us is connected to ad agencies. Because we get the complex overlay of the social Web, we know how to engage an audience and how to make entertainment for the social Web. And we know how to gain and activate and retain an audience. So we create social networks for brands.
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Linda Johnson Rice
American Businesswoman
It was the Cosby family on the cover, but overlaid on that, it appeared to be a shattered glass. So it really wasn't just about the shattering of the Huxtables: it was really a shattering of the black family. And it was a question about that and where do we stand on that.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
The First World War was a war devoid of any virtue. It arose from the quagmire of European tribalism: a complex interplay of nation-state destinies overlaid by notions of cultural superiority peppered with racism.
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Mark Bradford
American Artist
The sheer density of advertising creates a psychic mass, an overlay that can sometimes be very tense or aggressive. As a citizen, you have to participate in that every day. You have to walk by until it's changed.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily the 'war on terror' is overlaid with politics and hypocrisy.
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Yusef Komunyakaa
American Poet
I think of my poems as personal and public at the same time. You could say they serve as psychological overlays. One fits on top of the other, and hopefully there's an ongoing evolution of clarity.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
Beauty is too easy. Often in my work, I take beautiful objects and do extreme things to them so that they are overlaid with something a bit more sinister and violent.
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Carl Karcher
American Businessman
We have developed overlays for the keys of the cash registers with the help of the Braille Institute, so that blind crew members can take orders and help our guests.
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Frank Ocean
American Musician
How we experience memory sometimes, it's not linear. We're not telling the stories to ourselves. We know the story; we're just seeing it in flashes overlaid.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
Loving movies myself, I know when I see a film with someone with a strong persona, it's hard to overlay another character on top of that.
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