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   overlay

   verb

   • 1. 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"
   • 2. (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

   • 1. something laid as a covering over something else: "a durable, cost-effective floor overlay"
   • ▪ 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.
   • 2. 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.

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   How do you pronounce overlaid?

   • Word forms: overlays , overlays , overlaying , overlaid pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (oʊvəʳleɪ ). The noun is pronounced (oʊvəʳleɪ ). If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it. ...woollen cloth, overlaid with gold and silver embroidery. [VERB-ed]

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   What is the meaning of the word overlay?

   • ['ˈkʌvɝd'] Clouds are layered or covered with something, sometimes used as a combining form. noun. ['ˈklaʊd'] any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible.

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   What is a silver overlay?

   • You can use overlay to refer to a substance which covers the surface of something. Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface. ...an overlay of snow on the tops of the iron fences. If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved.

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   What is an example of an overlay?

   • Other forms: overlaid; overlaying; overlays; overlayed To overlay is to cover with a coating or a layer, or to set one thing on top of another. A winter storm will sometimes overlay a dangerously slick coating of ice on top of the road. An artist might overlay a ceramic object with gold, or overlay one piece of paper on another in a collage.

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   noun. something laid over something else; covering. a layer or decoration of something applied: an overlay of gold. Printing. a shaped piece of paper, or a sheet of paper reinforced at the proper places by shaped pieces, put on the tympan of a press to increase or equalize the impression.

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   To overlay is to cover with a coating or a layer, or to set one thing on top of another. A winter storm will sometimes overlay a dangerously slick coating of ice on top of the road. An artist might overlay a ceramic object with gold, or overlay one piece of paper on another in a collage.

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   Overlay is a noun or verb that means to lay or spread something over or on something else, or a layer of decoration or design. It can also refer to a transparent sheet with extra information or a printing technique.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb overlay, which means to put something on top of a surface or to add something to something else. See pictures, pronunciation, grammar and synonyms of overlay.