overprint

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or…

   The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.

2. 2

   The set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics superimposed…

   The set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics superimposed onto rock by the action of geological processes over deep time, by analogy with the original sense of the word.

   • This is the first report from the Alps of eclogite-facies rocks of supposed Alpine age showing a granulite-facies metamorphic overprint, which is, in contrast, well documented in the Variscan belt.
   • The metasomatic overprint is represented mainly by enrichments in Na, K, Ba, Ti and LREE and the original source of this fluid remains unknown.
3. 3

   To print over what has already been printed.

   • This is the way overprinting works on the ZX Spectrum: two papers or two inks give a paper, one of each gives an ink. This has the interesting property that if you overprint with the same thing twice you get back what you started off with.
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   1. 4

      To add an overprint to (a stamp).

   2. 5

      To print too many copies of.

      • The unpopular comic book was overprinted, leaving many retailers with dozens of unsaleable copies.
   3. 6

      To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.

   4. 7

      To superimpose a new set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical…

      To superimpose a new set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics onto rock by the action of geological processes over deep time, by analogy with the original sense of the word.

      • Furthermore, these rocks are overprinted by seafloor weathering, which provides a challenge to reconstructing serpentinization processes.
      • Although deformation overprints volcanic construction, several structural patterns are considered to be inherited from the pre-existing volcanic architecture.

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