overlap vs conjunction

conjunction vs overlap

overlap and conjunction both are nouns.

overlap is a verb but conjunction is not a verb.

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

As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of overlap; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than overlap:

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

Other hypernyms of overlap include co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence.

overlap (noun)	conjunction (noun)
a flap that lies over another part	something that joins or connects
the property of partial coincidence in time	the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena	an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
	(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

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

Difference between overlap and conjunction

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