conjunction vs overlap

overlap vs conjunction

conjunction and overlap both are nouns.

conjunction is not a verb while overlap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conjunction	Yes	No	No	No
overlap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, overlap is a hyponym of conjunction; that is, overlap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjunction:

conjunction: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
overlap: the property of partial coincidence in time

Other hyponyms of conjunction include concomitance, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, unison.

conjunction (noun)	overlap (noun)
something that joins or connects	a flap that lies over another part
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time	the property of partial coincidence in time
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
the state of being joined together

conjunction (verb)	overlap (verb)
	extend over and cover a part of
	coincide partially or wholly

Difference between conjunction and overlap

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