overlapping vs imbrication

overlapping and imbrication both are nouns.

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

As nouns, overlapping and imbrication are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of overlapping include lapping.

overlapping (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)