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onlap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-lap
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of successively younger rock strata extending progressively further across an erosion surface cut in older rocks.

verb

To form an onlap.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From on + lap.

Inflected Forms

onlaps (plural) onlaps (present, singular) onlapping (participle, present) onlapped (participle, past) onlapped (past)

Synonyms

overlap

Antonyms

offlap

Questions

What does onlap mean?
The phenomenon of successively younger rock strata extending progressively further across an erosion surface cut in older rocks.
Where does onlap come from?
From on + lap.

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