overlay
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌleɪ/
:
capa
- A primitive simulation showed the evaporation lake beneath her with an overlay of liquid temperatures.
- data overlay
- polygon overlay
- color overlay
Because these patterns are an overlay with all other patterns.
- Because these patterns are an overlay with all other patterns.
- But the long and short of it is we've created four different packs for motion graphic template overlays.
- So you have overlays and then below, I guess the the player on Twitch, there's also underlays.
- Even though you can't target specific audience overlays, it can.
- This bottom row right here is just like this overlay and what I'm guessing is you can go over top.
Examples
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Figure 3 displays the one-year TOT graphical overlay for the city of Blaine's multiple wellhead protection areas.
Academic text (2003) -
Dueck compares Strabo's "conceptual map" to a series of overlays: topographical, then ethnic, and finally political.
Academic text (2004) -
In our 21 cases in which the overlay technique was used, no complications were seen.
Academic text (1995) -
The augmented-reality overlay in these glasses will lead us to it.
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Two or three of the monitors show a graphic overlay with the word LOCKED flashing.
Fiction book (1996) -
I have noted above the extensive cultural overlay in the mythic and symbolic realms.
Academic text (1994) -
Large-area accuracy and overlay, however, demand additional efforts and possibly the introduction of adaptive concepts.
Academic text (2001) -
Customize your stream with overlays, logos and backgrounds.
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Even before I could read, I'd spend hours studying the transparent overlays in Encyclopedia Britannica.
Fiction book (1996) -
The artist added a colorful overlay on the canvas to enhance the painting's depth.
Synonyms
432
2.0
A thin sheet of material that covers a surface
35
3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
12
1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
2
6.5
A layer of boards or panels on a building to protect and strengthen it
1
7.6
A coat of paint added over earlier paint
A protective layer like paint put on top of a surface to keep it safe
A layer of material added over walls or floors for protection and support
A decorative piece placed on the surface of furniture to add detail
A thin layer that covers a surface, like dust or wax
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overlay comes from the parts over 'above' and lay 'to put down', like placing a blanket on top of a floor. So an overlay is a layer put over something to protect, decorate, or add features.