overhead

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: overhead

1	adj n adv	located or originating from above (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship above the head; over the head
2	n	the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
3	n	(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
4	n	a transparency for use with an overhead projector

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: overhead

“an overhead crossing”

Antonyms:: surface
on the surface; subsurface
beneath the surface; aboveground
on or above the surface of the ground; grade-constructed
constructed at ground level; opencast, opencut
(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; belowground, underground
under the level of the ground; submarine, undersea
beneath the surface of the sea; submerged, submersed, underwater
beneath the surface of the water; subterranean, subterraneous
being or operating under the surface of the earth; show more antonyms...

Type of:: return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

“bring the legs together overhead”

“planes were flying overhead”

Type of:: disbursal, disbursement, expense
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Synonyms:: command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time

Type of:: processing time
the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure

Type of:: disc space, disk space
(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk

Type of:: foil, transparency
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

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