overlay
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vərˈleɪ; verb (used with object)
1.
to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another.
2.
to cover, overspread, or surmount with something.
3.
to finish with a layer or applied decoration of something: wood richly overlaid with gold.
4.
Printing. to put an overlay upon.
noun
5.
something laid over something else; covering.
6.
a layer or decoration of something applied: an overlay of gold.
7.
Printing.
a.
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.
b.
a method of preparing copy for multicolor printing, in which matter for each color is prepared on a transparent sheet that is placed over a key plate, usually the one to be printed in black.
c.
the sheet or sheets so prepared.
8.
a sheet of transparent paper placed over a photograph, a dummy, or other artwork for noting corrections, instructions, mechanical separations, etc.
9.
Computers. software or data in external storage and brought into main storage for execution by replacing or augmenting software or data already there.
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verb
simple past tense of overlie.
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| overlay | |
| —vb , -lays, -laying, -laid | |
| 1. | to lay or place something over or upon (something else) |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | to achieve the correct printing pressure all over (a forme or plate) by adding to the appropriate areas of the packing |
| —n | |
| 5. | something that is laid over something else; covering |
| 6. | an applied decoration or layer, as of gold leaf |
| 7. | a transparent sheet giving extra details to a map or diagram over which it is designed to be placed |
| 8. | printing material, such as paper, used to overlay a forme or plate |
overlie (ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lay, -lain | |
| 1. | Compare overlay to lie or rest upon |
| 2. | to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it |
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Word Origin & History
overlay
"to cover the surface of (something)," c.1300, from over + lay (q.v.). There also was an overlie (c.1175), but it had been merged into this word by 18c. The noun in the printing sense is attested from 1824; meaning "transparent sheet over a map, chart, etc." is from 1938.
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Example sentences
The story also had a thriller overlay, later dropped, that they thought would attract studio financing.
Soon, contact lenses may be able to overlay information directly onto your eyeball.
The astonishing thing is you do not even need to overlay real bars-even illusory ones will do.
Overlay mixed use in solely residential neighborhoods and you will rehire retail folks.
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