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overplot

overplot verb: to plot (data) on top of a previous plot.

Verb

overplot (third-person singular simple present overplots, present participle overplotting, simple past and past participle overplotted)

  1. (transitive) To plot (data) on top of a previous plot.

Forms of overplot

third-person singular presentoverplots
present participleoverplotting
past participleoverplotted
pastoverplotted

Origin of overplot

From over- + plot.

Questions about overplot

What does overplot mean?
Overplot means to plot (data) on top of a previous plot.
What part of speech is overplot?
Overplot is a verb.
What is the past tense of overplot?
The past tense of overplot is overplotted.

Words near overplot in the dictionary

  1. overplenitude
  2. overplenteous
  3. overplentiful
  4. overplied
  5. overplies
  6. overplot
  7. overplots
  8. overplotted
  9. overplotting
  10. overplough
  11. overploughed

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