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verb
- 1. cover the surface of (something) with a coating: "their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold"
- 2. (of a quality or feeling) become more prominent than (a previous quality or feeling): "his openness had been overlaid by his new self-confidence"
noun
- 1. something laid as a covering over something else: "a durable, cost-effective floor overlay"
- 2. the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored.
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OVERLAY definition: 1. to cover something with a layer of something: 2. Something that is overlaid with something has…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERLAY is to lay or spread over or across : superimpose. How to use overlay in a sentence.
noun. something that is laid over something else; covering. an applied decoration or layer, as of gold leaf. a transparent sheet giving extra details to a map or diagram over which it is designed to be placed. printing material, such as paper, used to overlay a forme or plate.
You can use overlay to refer to a substance which covers the surface of something. Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface. ...an overlay of snow on the tops of the iron fences.
To overlay is to cover with a coating or a layer, or to set one thing on top of another. A winter storm will sometimes overlay a dangerously slick coating of ice on top of the road. An artist might overlay a ceramic object with gold, or overlay one piece of paper on another in a collage.
1. to lay or place something over or upon (something else) 2. ( often foll by with) to cover, overspread, or conceal (with)
Definition of overlay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. something laid over something else; covering. a layer or decoration of something applied: an overlay of gold. Printing. a shaped piece of paper, or a sheet of paper reinforced at the proper places by shaped pieces, put on the tympan of a press to increase or equalize the impression.
overlay. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English o‧ver‧lay1 /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overlaid) [ transitive] 1 to cover or be on top of something be overlaid with something The wood is overlaid with silver. 2 if one quality, sound etc overlays another, it is added to it and is often ...
Definition of overlay noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
