overlap

To lie or extend over and cover part of.

To have an area or range in common with.

To lie over and partly cover something.

To correspond in character or function.

To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.

A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.

An instance of overlapping.

To lap or fold over; extend so as to lie or rest upon: as, one slate on a roof overlaps another.

To cause to lap or fold over: as, to overlap slates or shingles on a roof.

The lapping of one thing over another; also, the thing or part which overlaps; specifically, in geology, a disposition of the strata such that newer or more recent members of a formation lap over or are deposited beyond the limits of the older beds.