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überlagern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overlap verb To extend over part of something else, partly covering it.
  • superimpose verb To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

Senses

überlagern is used for these senses in English:

  • overlap To extend over and partly cover something.
  • superimpose To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
  • superimposition The process, or the result of superimposing.

overlap — full definition

  1. verb To extend over part of something else, partly covering it.
  2. verb To share part of the same time, space, or subject matter with something else.
  3. noun A part shared in common, or the act of overlapping.

superimpose — full definition

  1. verb To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
  2. verb To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.

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