LAYER

layer

(noun) thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

layer

(noun) a hen that lays eggs

layer, bed

(noun) single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; “slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach”

level, layer, stratum

(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”

layer

(noun) a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer

(verb) make or form a layer; “layer the different colored sands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

layer (plural layers)

A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

An item of clothing worn under or over another.

A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

One of the items in a hierarchy.

(computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) 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.

Synonyms

• (single thickness): lay (obsolete)

• (stratum): stratum

Verb

layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered)

(ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers

(ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.

Etymology 2

Noun

layer (plural layers)

A person who lays things, such as tiles.

A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.

A hen kept to lay eggs.

A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, leary, re-lay, relay

Proper noun

Layer (plural Layers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Layer is the 20165th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1323 individuals. Layer is most common among White (90.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Arely, Arley, Early, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, leary, re-lay, relay

Source: Wiktionary


Lay"er, n. Etym: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]

1. One who, or that which, lays.

2. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of lair.]

Definition: That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.

3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.

4. An artificial oyster bed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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