overlapping circles
Sets shown graphically intersecting
Overlapping circles are two or more circles that share some common area, intersecting to create a lens-shaped region.
The image appears constantly in diagrams—especially Venn diagrams showing logical relationships between sets.
Figuratively, overlapping circles describe areas of shared interest, responsibility, or connection: Our social circles overlap but aren't identical.
The Olympic rings are perhaps the most recognized overlapping circles, symbolizing unity among continents.
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- ringsCircular bands worn
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- setsGrouped items together
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- geometric patternsgrid, mesh, lattice, tessellation, honeycomb
- geometric shapessphere, triangle, square, cone, rectangle
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