lapping vs imbrication

lapping and imbrication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lapping	Yes	No	No	No
imbrication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lapping and imbrication are synonyms defined as:

lapping and imbrication: covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Other synonyms of lapping include overlapping.

lapping (noun)	imbrication (noun)
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)	covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)