onlap
English
noun
Definitions
- (geology) The phenomenon of successively younger rock strata extending progressively further across an erosion surface cut in older rocks.
Etymology
Compound from English on (suffix for ketones, preposition) + English lap (wrap, fold, involve, upper legs of a seated person, flap of a garment).
Origin
English
lap
Gloss
wrap, fold, involve, upper legs of a seated person, flap of a garment
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belap English
- burlap English
- catlap English
- earlap English
- headlap English
- hereon English
- lap English
- lap joint English
- lapboard English
- lapel English
- lapful English
- lapheld English
- laplike English
- lapling English
- lapmark English
- lapper English
- lappet English
- lapping English
- laprobe English
- lapstone English
- lapstrake English
- lapward English
- lapwork English
- on English
- on high English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onto English
- onward English
- onwards English
- overlap English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up on English
- shiplap English
- thereon English
- umbelap English
- underlap English
- unlap English
- upon English
- whereon English
- lappe Middle English
- on Middle English
- on
- lap
- onto
- upon
- unlap
- belap
- lapel
- earlap
- hereon
- online
- onward
- onsell
- burlap
- lapper
- lappet
- lapful
- ongoer
- onside
- onpass
- catlap
- thereon
- lapheld
- onshore
- onwards
- onsight
- overlap
- on-site
- onglaze
- onsides
- lapwork
- laprobe
- ongoing
- on high
- shiplap
- onfield
- laplike
- umbelap
- lapward
- lapling
- lapmark
- onstage
- lapping
- whereon
- headlap
- lapstone
- onsetter
- underlap
- onlooker
- onscreen
- onballer
- lapboard
- lap joint
- lapstrake
- run up on
- pull up on
- push up on