Layer Definition
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English
Etymology
From Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”) < lay + -er
Pronunciation
Noun
layer (plural layers)
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- A person who lays things, such as tiles.
- A hen kept to lay eggs.
- An item of clothing worn under or over another.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
Synonyms
- (stratum): stratum
Derived terms
- boundary layer
- ozone layer
Verb
layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered)
- (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
- (ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
- Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.
Translations
to cut or divide into layers
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External links
- layer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- layer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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