layer
IPA: ɫˈeɪɝ
noun
- 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.
- A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
- 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.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
- (transitive, intransitive) To arrange in layers.
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Examples of "layer" in Sentences
- The Epidermis is the top layer of skin.
- The dermis is the bottom layer of skin.
- A smooth layer of blubber lies underneath the skin.
- Beneath the skin lies a layer of fat called blubber.
- It causes the outer layer of the skin to loosen and shed.
- New skin cells are created in the skin's lower layer, the dermis.
- A layer of humus thick forms the top layer of soil on the islands.
- Each layer of soil and the gutter it came from forms the classic furrow.
- A layer of soothing mud is applied to the skin to detoxify, cleanse and firm.
- The creases and the bump on the nose are leveled by the outermost stucco layer.