overlaid
Covered with layers
Overlaid is the past tense and past participle of overlay—to cover or spread over a surface.
A map may be overlaid with transparent markings; a melody overlaid with harmonies.
The word often suggests layering: The photograph was overlaid with text.
In technical contexts, overlaid describes data or images superimposed on others.
Placed over something else
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- stackedArranged in a heap
- transparentAllowing light through
- opacityImpermeability to light
composite · montage · blended · overlapping · filter · masked · double-exposure · translucent
Decorated or exaggerated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- inlaidSet into a surface
- encrustedCovered with hard layer
- adornedMade ornamental
embossed · filigree · veneer · lacquered · plated · coated · enameled · appliqued
Named or revoiced
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- trackedFollowed the course of
- sampledTried a portion of
- loopedFormed into rings
multitrack · soundscape · harmonized · layered · crossfaded · synchronized · mastered · reverb
Depicted or processed
- compositedMerged digitally together
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- CSSWeb presentation language
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
textures · shaders · parallax · masks · blending · gradients · filters · skins
Recorded geographically
- plottedSchemed or graphed
- tracedFollowed back to origin
- contouredShaped to fit
- annotatedSupplied with explanatory notes
demarcated · charted · surveyed · boundaries · topographic · cadastral · parceled · zoned
superimposed
Placed over something else
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- stackedArranged in a heap
- transparentAllowing light through
opacity · composite · montage · blended · overlapping · filter · masked · double-exposure · translucent · faded
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
adorned · embossed · filigree · veneer · lacquered · plated · coated · enameled · appliqued · brocade
dubbed
Named or revoiced
looped · multitrack · soundscape · harmonized · layered · crossfaded · synchronized · mastered · reverb · echo
rendered
Depicted or processed
- compositedMerged digitally together
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- CSSWeb presentation language
sprites · textures · shaders · parallax · masks · blending · gradients · filters · skins · themes
mapped
Recorded geographically
annotated · demarcated · charted · surveyed · boundaries · topographic · cadastral · parceled · zoned · gridded
- overlay districtsSupplementary zoning boundaries
- visual overlayImage displayed over another