layer
pronunciation
How to pronounce layer in British English:
UK [ˈleɪə(r)]
How to pronounce layer in American English:
US [ler]
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- Noun:
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a hen that lays eggs
- thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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- Verb:
- make or form a layer
Word Origin
- layer
- layer: see lair
- layer (n.)
- late 14c., "one who or that lays" (especially stones, "a mason"), agent noun from lay (v.). Passive sense of "that which is laid over a surface" first recorded 1610s, but because earliest English use was in cookery, this is perhaps from French liue "binding," used of a thickened sauce. Layer cake attested from 1881.
- layer (v.)
- 1832, from layer (n.). Related: Layered; layering.
Example
- 1. Sprinkle a thick layer of borax over the stain .
- 2. On this layer we will add some clouds .
- 3. On the beach there is a jagged layer of thawing permafrost .
- 4. Lava and white ash mixed with floodwaters to form a hard , sun baked layer known as tufa .
- 5. One layer projects ultrasound waves for tactile feedback .