Onlay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Onlay is a verb meaning (transitive, literary) To lay or place something on a surface.
Meaning
(transitive, literary) To lay or place something on a surface.
More Meanings
- (often attributive) A material placed such that it overlaps another.
- (dentistry) A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.
Example Sentences
Umbilical hernias in many centers are best managed with the use of polypropylene mesh placed in the onlay position or Ventralex-type mesh (Bard Davol) placed intraperitoneally in patients under local anesthesia in a day-surgery setting.
Word Forms
- onlays
- onlaying
- onlaid
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underlay, overlay, lay in, inlay, underlied, lay out.
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