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Overlay
ˌəʊvəˈleɪ
Overlay definitions
verb
overlaid
overlay
overlaying
overlays
- cover the surface of (something) with a coating
"their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold"
- lie on top of
"a third screen which will overlay the others"
- (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
overlay
overlays
- something laid as a covering over something else
"a durable, cost-effective floor overlay"
covering layer face surface veneer lamination encrustation carpet blanket sheet curtain canopy cover cloak veil pall shroud screen mask cloud envelope- a transparent sheet placed over artwork or something such as a map, giving additional information or detail
"full-colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested routes"
- a graphical computer display which can be superimposed on another
- the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored
- a block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process