Overlapping

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  overlapping \overlapping\ adj.
     1. same as {clinker-built}; -- of ships.
  
     Syn: lap-jointed, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak,
          lap-streaked.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  overlapping \overlapping\ n.
     A covering with an overlapping design, as with tiles or
     shingles.
  
     Syn: imbrication, lapping.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overlapping
       adj 1: related by having something in common with or coinciding
              with; "having overlapping duties"; "found unexpected
              overlapping areas of interest"
       2: laid overlapping (not flush) [syn: {lap-jointed}, {lap-strake},
           {lap-straked}, {lap-streak}, {lap-streaked}]
       n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of
           another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {imbrication},
           {lapping}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overlap
       n 1: a representation of common ground between theories or
            phenomena; "there was no overlap between their
            proposals" [syn: {convergence}, {intersection}]
       2: the property of partial coincidence in time
       3: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles
          should be at least ten inches" [syn: {lap}]
       v 1: coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
       2: extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses
          overlap in this crowded city"
       [also: {overlapping}, {overlapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overlapping
       See {overlap}