layer

IPA: ɫˈeɪɝ

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.

Examples of "layer" in Sentences

Also, I noticed the edges of the title layer when it was blurring.
Definition - The definition layer drives the configuration of the data collection services.
This thin layer is flexible and it’s simple to customize the functions to generate only what you really need.
This layer is not concerned with whether packets arrive at their destination error free the transport layer assumes that role.
"This guide uses the term layer to refer to a component type and uses the term tier to refer to physical distribution patterns."
Sensors on digital cameras can detect infra-red, but normally are shielded from it by a protective filter that resides as a thin layer over the chip.
Katie - It’s partially the photograph and the lighting, and it’s partially the fact that the pumpkin layer is a bit thinner in the bars than it is in the full-sized pumpkin pie.
The pumpkin layer is all done in a food processor which made the labor and cleaning up a cinch and the pecan layer is a few ingredients whisked together in a bowl -- also, very easy.