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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 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.
If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. [written] The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness. [be VERB -ed + with] ...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.
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.
overlay something (with something) (literary) to add something, especially a feeling or quality, to something else so that it seems to cover it. The place was overlaid with memories of his childhood. See overlay in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: overlay.
1. To lay or spread over or on. 2. a. To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design: overlay wood with silver. b. To embellish superficially: a simple tune that was overlaid with ornate harmonies. 3. Printing To put an overlay on. 4.
Continuous Form. overlay meaning, definition, what is overlay: to cover or be on top of something: Learn more.
In Maryland, area code 240 was overlaid on top of area code 301. Anything laid over another thing; covering. A decorative layer or the like, applied in overlaying. A transparent flap showing additional details, areas of color, etc. placed over a map, art work, etc.
a thing that is laid on top of or covers something else. an overlay of fibreglass insulation. See overlay in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: overlay. Definition of overlay noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
