Layer

English

Etymology

From Middle English leyer, leyare (“‘a layer of stones or bricks’”) < lay + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /leɪə/, /lɛə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈleɪ.ɚ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪə(r)

Noun

Singular Layer

Plural {{{1}}}

Layer ({{{1}}})

1. A single thickness of some material covering a surface
2. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
3. A person who lays things, such as tiles.
4. A hen kept to lay eggs.
5. An item of clothing worn under or over another.
6. shoot of a plant, laid under ground for growth.

Synonyms

• (stratum): stratum

Derived terms

• boundary layer
• ozone layer

Translations

single thickness of some material covering a surface

Arabic: طبقة (ṭábaqa) f. Armenian: շերտ hy(hy) (šert) Bulgarian: слой bg(bg) Catalan: capa ca(ca) f. Chinese: 层 (céng) Czech: vrstva cs(cs) f. Dutch: laag nl(nl) f. Esperanto: tavolo eo(eo) Finnish: kerros fi(fi) French: couche fr(fr) f. German: Lage de(de) f. Hungarian: réteg hu(hu) Italian: strato it(it) m.

Japanese: 重ね (かさね, kasane) Korean: 층 (cheung) Macedonian: слој mk(mk) (sloj) m. Polish: warstwa pl(pl) f. Portuguese: camada pt(pt) f. Romanian: strat ro(ro) Russian: слой ru(ru) (sloj) m. Sanskrit: धातु sa(sa) (dhātu) m. Spanish: capa es(es) f. Swedish: lager sv(sv) c. Telugu: పొర (pora) Turkish: tabaka tr(tr)

deposit

Czech: vrstva cs(cs) f. Dutch: laag nl(nl) f. Esperanto: tavolo eo(eo) Finnish: kerros fi(fi), kerrostuma fi(fi)

German: Schicht de(de) f. Macedonian: наслојка mk(mk) (náslojka) f., наслага mk(mk) (náslaga) f. Russian: слой ru(ru) (sloj) m.

person who lays things, such as tiles

Dutch: legger nl(nl) m. Finnish: -mies (e.g. laattamies)

German: -leger m. (only in combined words, such as Fliesenleger m.) Russian: укладчик ru(ru) (ukládčik) m.

hen kept to lay eggs

Dutch: legster f. Finnish: munituskana fi(fi) German: Legehenne f.

Macedonian: несилка mk(mk) (nésilka) f. Russian: несушка ru(ru) (n'esúška) f. Spanish: (gallina) ponedora f.

item of clothing worn under or over another

Czech: vrstva cs(cs) f. Dutch: laag nl(nl) f.

Finnish: vaatekerros German: Bekleidungsschicht f.

Verb

Infinitive to Layer

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Layer (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. Template:Ambitransitive to cut or divide (something) into layers
2. Template: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

Macedonian: раслојува mk(mk) (raslójuva)

to arrange in layers

Finnish: kerrostaa fi(fi), pinota fi(fi) German: schichten de(de)

Macedonian: наслојува mk(mk) (naslójuva) Turkish: tabaka (?)

External links

• Layer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Layer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• aelry,
• early
• relay, re-lay

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