"to avoid overlapping" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to suggest that two or more items should be kept distinct from one another to prevent them from combining in an undesirable way. For example, "I suggest we use separate services to avoid overlapping of responsibilities."
A cluster-based greedy algorithm is implemented to avoid overlapping annotations in the field of view.
He also does his best to coordinate with other street evangelists to avoid overlapping.
DCL cells were described as noisy point particles that interact among them with a repulsive potential in order to avoid overlapping.
The force to avoid overlapping among DCL cells is the first term in equation (9), computed with the potential of equation (12).
The spacing between domain walls is assumed to be large enough to avoid overlapping of eddy currents and a z-shaped landscape experienced by walls is proposed.
The Oscar telecast, to be shown on ABC, was scheduled for March to avoid overlapping with the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
A1 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hinted that he might delay the evacuation of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank for three weeks, until mid-August, to avoid overlapping with a Jewish mourning period.
A14 Iran Delays Trial of 13 Jews An Iranian judge postponed the trial of 13 Jews accused of espionage until May 1 to give defense lawyers more time to prepare, and to avoid overlapping with Passover.
To include or reject secondary sources, or to avoid overlapping diffraction from multiple sources, observers may specify the orientation (roll angle) of the grating dispersion direction on the sky (see Chapter 3).
At Christie's headquarters in London, sellers have supported the auction house's decision to hold its bellwether auctions of Impressionist and contemporary art in March, rather than February, to avoid overlapping with the Lunar New Year holiday.
A cylindrical inductive coil inserted inside the tube serves as both the plasma source and grounded electrode to avoid overlapping of the plasma sheath fronts propagating from opposite sides.
