Pronunciation Noun
layer (plural layers)
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
- After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- mired in layers of deceit
- 2001, C/C++ Users Journal (volume 19, page 38)
- Right above the database access layer sits a number cruncher that performs any calculations that a particular request may require, such as computing a standard deviation. In many cases, this layer just forwards raw numbers.
- (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparency) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
layer (layers, present participle layering; 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.
- German: schichten, übereinanderlegen
- Russian: насла́ивать
layer (plural layers)
- A person who lays things, such as tiles.
- A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
- When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.
- A hen kept to lay eggs.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
- German: (only in combined words, such as Fliesenleger m) -leger
- Portuguese: assentador
- Russian: укла́дчик
- French: pondeuse
- German: Legehenne
- Italian: ovaiola
- Portuguese: botadeira
- Russian: несу́шка
- Spanish: gallina ponedora, ponedora
Layer
Proper noun
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