overlayed

Stacked on top

Overlayed is a past tense of overlay, meaning to cover or spread something over a surface: She overlayed the map with tracing paper.

The standard past tense is overlaid, but overlayed appears in casual usage.

Confusion often arises with the unrelated verb overlie (to lie on top of), whose past tense is overlay.

graphics

layered

Having multiple levels

superimposedPlaced over something else
compositedMerged digitally together
stackedArranged in a heap

blended · merged · alpha · opacity · transparency · masking · keying · chroma · matte · montage

cartographic

map

Spatial representation of terrain

contourBounding line of shape
topographicConcerning surface feature arrangement
elevationHeight above reference point

boundary · grid · coordinates · legend · scale · GIS · satellite · aerial · terrain · cadastral

augmented

AR

Tech blending real, virtual

virtualExisting in effect, not fact
hologram3D image from light
heads-upInformal advance warning

HUD · projection · digital · interactive · real-time · glasses · headset · wearable · spatial · annotation

translucent

sheer

Absolute; also diaphanous

transparentAllowing light through
semi-transparentPartially permitting light passage
frostedCovered with icy film

veiled · gauzy · filmy · tinted · smoked · opacity · see-through · ghosted · faded · watercolor

Opposites

vertical position/layering

overlayedunderlaid

Set underneath something else

underneath · undercoated · lined

covering action

overlayeduncovered

Made visible or known

exposed · revealed · stripped · removed · peeled away

vertical positioning

overlayedunderlaid

Set underneath something else

put under · underlay

Phrases

overlay districtsSupplementary zoning boundaries
visual overlayImage displayed over another

Family

overlay, overlays, overlaying, overlayer

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G