overlaying
Stacking on top
Overlaying is placing one thing on top of another so that the lower layer is partially or completely covered.
In graphics and video, overlaying adds text, images, or effects on top of existing content: overlaying subtitles on the footage.
In technical contexts, overlaying may describe loading data into memory space already occupied by other data.
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskingConcealing by covering
- obscuringMaking less visible
- veilingConcealing with covering
cloaking · screening · covering · shrouding · blotting · eclipsing · obfuscating · hiding
Waterproof protective sheeting
- blanketSoft bed covering
- sheetFlat rectangular material
- filmMovie or coating
- coatingApplied surface covering
cladding · skin · sheath · mantle · wrap · drape · veneer · laminate
Assembled sequence of images
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
- layeringForming successive strata
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
assemblage · synthesis · blending · fusion · melding · intermixture · coalescence · merger
Forming successive strata
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- laminationBonding sheets together
- tieringArranging in stacked levels
- interleavingAlternating elements from sequences
stacking · sandwiching · nesting · terracing · shingling · cascading · tiling · arranging
Placing one layer over another
- overlappingCovering part of another
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- spanningExtending across something
- straddlingPositioned across with legs
blanketing · carpeting · mantling · topping · crowning · capping · surmounting · overarching
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- augmentationAct of adding more
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- intensificationIncrease in degree
refinement · accentuation · highlighting · emphasizing · gilding · ornamentation · detailing · texturing
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
veiling · cloaking · screening · covering · shrouding · blotting · eclipsing · obfuscating · hiding · blanking
tarp
Waterproof protective sheeting
coating · cladding · skin · sheath · mantle · wrap · drape · veneer · laminate · membrane
montage
Assembled sequence of images
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
- layeringForming successive strata
juxtaposition · assemblage · synthesis · blending · fusion · melding · intermixture · coalescence · merger · combination
layering
Forming successive strata
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- laminationBonding sheets together
- tieringArranging in stacked levels
interleaving · stacking · sandwiching · nesting · terracing · shingling · cascading · tiling · arranging · positioning
superimposing
Placing one layer over another
- overlappingCovering part of another
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
- spanningExtending across something
straddling · blanketing · carpeting · mantling · topping · crowning · capping · surmounting · overarching · canopying
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- augmentationAct of adding more
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
intensification · refinement · accentuation · highlighting · emphasizing · gilding · ornamentation · detailing · texturing · filtering
- covering upwrapping, draping, cloaking, veiling, shrouding
- concreteconcrete mixer, concrete pour, concrete slabs, concrete beams, concrete columns
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- asphyxiationsuffocation, suffocate, asphyxia, smother, smothering
overlayinguncovering
Revealing something hidden
revealing · exposing · unveiling · laying bare · baring
overlayingremoving
Taking something out
stripping · peeling · stripping away · taking off · lifting off
overlayingexposing
Making something known
unearthing · uncloaking · unsheathing · laying open · bringing to light
lay, lying, overlay, underlying, underlie, underlay, overlie, overlying, overlays