layer
/lˈeɪɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
Noun
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
Noun
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"
Noun
a hen that lays eggs
Noun
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
Verb
make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"
More General Terms
anatomical structure
artefact
artifact
biddy
bodily structure
body structure
complex body part
forge
form
hen
mold
mould
part
place
region
shape
structure
work
More Specific Terms
asthenosphere
backing
blanket
blastoderm
blastodisc
cell wall
chromosphere
course
crust
cushion
Earth''s crust
Earth''s surface
exosphere
geosphere
germinal area
germinal disc
hydrosphere
hypodermis
interlayer
lift
lithosphere
lower mantle
mantle
mesosphere
mount
overlay
ozone layer
ozonosphere
ply
row
snow
stratosphere
stratum
surface
thermosphere
tier
tropopause
troposphere
upper mantle
wall