OVERLAY


Meaning of OVERLAY in English

~ 1

■ verb ( past and past participle overlaid )

1》 coat the surface of.

2》 lie on top of.

3》 (of a quality or feeling) become more prominent than (a previous one).

■ noun

1》 a covering.

↘a transparent sheet over artwork or a map, giving additional detail.

2》 Computing replacement of a block of stored instructions or data with another.

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~ 2

past of overlie .

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