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- DictionaryO·ver·lay
verb
- 1. cover the surface of (something) with a coating: "their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold"
- 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"
- 2. the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored.
The meaning of OVERLAY is to lay or spread over or across : superimpose. How to use overlay in a sentence.
noun. something that is laid over something else; covering. an applied decoration or layer, as of gold leaf. a transparent sheet giving extra details to a map or diagram over which it is designed to be placed. printing material, such as paper, used to overlay a forme or plate. Discover More.
overlay. noun [ C ] uk / ˈəʊvəleɪ / us. something such as a transparent layer or image that can be put over something else, for example to add information or show a relationship between two things: The printer is also able to add a watermark or overlay.
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.
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. ...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others. [VERB noun] Overlay is also a noun.
1. To lay or spread over or on. 2. a. To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design: overlay wood with silver. b. To embellish superficially: a simple tune that was overlaid with ornate harmonies. 3. Printing To put an overlay on. 4.
overlay something (with something) (literary) to add something, especially a feeling or quality, to something else so that it seems to cover it. The place was overlaid with memories of his childhood. See overlay in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: overlay.
