lay·er (l   r)n. 1. a. One that lays: a tile layer. b. A hen kept for laying eggs. 2. a. A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part or segment: a layer of dust on the windowsill; a cake with four layers. b. A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum: layers of sedimentary rock; a layer of warm air. c. A depth or level: a poem with several layers of meaning. 3. Botany A stem that is covered with soil for rooting while still part of the living plant. 4. An item of clothing worn over or under another. v. lay·ered, lay·er·ing, lay·ers v.tr. 1. To divide or form into layers: layered gravel and charcoal to make a filter. 2. To cut (hair) into different, usually overlapping lengths. 3. Botany To propagate (a plant) by means of a layer. 4. To wear (clothing) in layers. v.intr. 1. To form or come apart as layers. 2. Botany To take root as a result of layering. |
layer [ˈleɪə]
n
1. a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a laying hen
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture
a. a shoot or branch rooted during layering
b. a plant produced as a result of layering
vb
1. to form or make a layer of (something)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) to take root or cause to take root by layering
[C14 leyer, legger, from lay1 + -er1]
Layer a substance or things grouped together and lying between two other horizontal strata. See also pocket.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  layer - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor cushion - the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle interlayer - a layer placed between other layers laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers lift - one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot overlay - a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface ply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood tier - one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake" wall - a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue" |
| 2. | layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) asthenosphere - the lower layer of the crust chromosphere - a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun crust, Earth's crust - the outer layer of the Earth exosphere - the outermost atmospheric layer hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle lower mantle - the deeper part of the mantle mantle - the layer of the earth between the crust and the core mesosphere - the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere ozone layer, ozonosphere - a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun stratosphere - the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere Earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" thermosphere - the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere tropopause - the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere troposphere - the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude) upper mantle - the upper part of the mantle cell wall - a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground | |
| 3. | layer - an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" place - an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" | |
| 4. | layer - a hen that lays eggs | |
| 5. | layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells blastoderm, blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disc - a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula hypodermis - layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" | |
| Verb | 1. | layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands" |
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Translations
layer [ˈleɪər]
layer
n
→ Schicht f (also Geol), → Lage f; to arrange the vegetables in layers → das Gemüse schichten; we climbed through layer upon layer of cloud → wir stiegen durch eine Wolkenschicht nach der anderen auf; the cake was covered with layer upon layer of chocolate → der Kuchen war mit vielen Schokoladenschichten überzogen; several layers of clothing → mehrere Kleidungsstücke übereinander; to put in layers (hairdresser) → die Haare stufen
(Hort) → Ableger m
(= hen) → Legehenne f
layer → طَبَقة vrstva lag Schicht στρώση capa kerros couche sloj strato 層 층 laag lag warstwa camada слой lager ชั้น katman tầng 层
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