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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.
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.
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.
The meaning of OVERLAY is to lay or spread over or across : superimpose. How to use overlay in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
to cover with something: to overlay the soil with fertilizer. to finish or decorate with an overlay: The wood was overlaid with gold. something laid over something else. a decorative layer put on top of something. o•ver•lay1 ( ō′vər lā′; ō′ vər lā′), v., -laid, -lay•ing, n.
overlay meaning, definition, what is overlay: to cover or be on top of something: Learn more.
