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layer

lay·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ley-er]
    • /ˈleɪ ər/
    • /ˈleɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-er]
    • /ˈleɪ ər/

Definitions of layer word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of LAYER protocol layer 3
  • noun layer a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint. 1
  • noun layer bed; stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. 1
  • noun layer a person or thing that lays: a carpet layer. 1
  • noun layer a hen kept for egg production. 1
  • noun layer one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other. 1

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Origin of layer

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, layer is from the Middle English word leyer, legger. See lay1, -er1

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Parts of speech for Layer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

layer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

layer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for layer

noun layer

  • sheet — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
  • floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
  • blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
  • bed — A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE.

verb layer

  • overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
  • foliate — covered with or having leaves.
  • plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
  • mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
  • layered — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.

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