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layer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • [ˈleɪ̯ɚ] ~ [ˈleɪ̯ɹ̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈleːɾ] (Scotland)
  • [ˈleɪ̯.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈlɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈleː/ (Australia)
  • [ˈlɛə̯] ~ [ˈlɛː] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈleɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈleɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈliə/ cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈleə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈlɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈlɛɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to etymology 2 below. For the pronunciation compare prayer. However, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has also been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger.

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A single thickness of some material covering a surface. ▸ An item of clothing worn under or over another.
    • It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.
  3. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
    • I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
    • Sometimes, the underlying layers are exposed by erosion, revealing the story of the rocks like an open book. 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
  4. One of the items in a hierarchy.
    • mired in layers of deceit
    • 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. 2001, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 19, page 38:
  5. (qualifier: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.
  6. One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical.
  7. An alternative keymap accessed through a modifier key or toggle.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
layers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bilayer · alpha layer · stonelayer · superlayer · adlayer · layer up · multilayer · OSI layer · plexiform layer · fog layer · deep scattering layer · surface boundary layer · tetralayer · layerable · F layer · thickening layer · graphene layer · creamy layer · epilayer · absciss layer · Malpighian layer · semantic layer · gyrolayer · layer 2 tunnelling protocol · overlayer · baselayer · seven-layer cake · biolayer · layer cake federalism · ozone layer · metalayer · layer cake · layerize · marzipan layer · relayer · trilayer · tribolayer · basal layer · surface layer · transition layer · seven-layer dip · abscission layer · interlayer · layer-cake · boundary layer · D layer · pre-salt layer · hemilayer · pentalayer · layerage · orchestration layer · layerwise · OSI layer 8 · epitaxial layer · Heaviside layer · thin layer chromatography · sublayer · seismogenic layer · heterolayer · nanolayer · underlayer · layer two tunnelling protocol · layer 8 · seven-layer salad · Knudsen layer · pipe-layer · intralayer · delayer · gonidial layer · Crookes layer · microlayer · germ layer · hidden layer · Purkinje layer · layer of Langhans · Kennelly-Heaviside layer · Lazarus layer · Dua's layer · thin-layer chromatography · mesolayer · layer-cake federalism · monolayer

Synonyms

lay (single thickness) · stratum (stratum)

Translations (164)

lv slānis (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mi paparanga (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el στρώμα (deposit) · de Lage (item of clothing worn under or over another) · sa धातु (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ky кабат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · he שִׁכְבָה (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · it strato (item of clothing worn under or over another) · sv skikt (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · it strato (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · uz qat (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · es tongada (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fi kerrostuma (deposit) · ru слой (deposit) · bg слой (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tr kat (deposit) · ba ҡат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · cs vrstva (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ug قاتلام (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · yue 層 /层 (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fi vaatekerros (item of clothing worn under or over another) · eo tavolo (deposit) · uk шар (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tt катлам (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ms lapisan (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mk наслага (deposit) · ba ҡатлам (deposit) · ja(single thickness of some material covering a surface) · kk қат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · io strato (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · de Schicht (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · nl laag (item of clothing worn under or over another) · dsb warsta (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mr थर (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ug قەۋەت (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · sk vrstva (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · nl laag (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fi kerros (item of clothing worn under or over another) · de Bekleidungsschicht (item of clothing worn under or over another) · ja(single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mk наслојка (deposit) · ady пцум (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ur پَرَت (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el στιβάδα (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · bg кат (item of clothing worn under or over another) · pt camada (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ja レイヤー (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · kk қаттам (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · prs طَبَقَه (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · prs لَایَه (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · km ជាន់ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ba ҡатлам (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ps طبقه (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · bg пласт (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · uk слой (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ru пласт (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · es tanda (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ka ფენა (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tg табақа (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tt кат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · udm сӥ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · de Schicht (item of clothing worn under or over another) · fi kerros (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · nb lag (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · pl warstwa (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fr couche (item of clothing worn under or over another) · uk пласт (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mi papanga (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ja(deposit) · ko(single thickness of some material covering a surface) · bg слой (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · pdt Schicht (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · eo tavolo (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ky катмар (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ur طَبَقَہ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · te పొర (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tg қабат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · be слой (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · es tonga (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tr tabaka (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ba ҡат (item of clothing worn under or over another) · uz qavat (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tr katman (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · it strato (deposit) · tr kat (item of clothing worn under or over another) · io strato (deposit) · fa-ira طَبَقِه (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ar طَبَقَة (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · pt camada (item of clothing worn under or over another) · sv varv (deposit) · kk қабат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hsb woršta (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · th ชั้น (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · sl plast (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mn давхарга (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tl suson (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · uz qatlam (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · da lag (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · sh slȏj (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ru слой (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · gl capa (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · be пласт (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · bn পরত (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · cmn 層 /层 (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · he רוֹבֶד (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ru слой (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tk gatlak (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ka შრე (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · es capa (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fr calque (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · fi kerros (deposit) · uk верства́ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · tl saray (deposit) · ru пласт (deposit) · ca capa (deposit) · mn үе (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hi तह (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · lt sluoksnis (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · izh kerros (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hi परत (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · my အထပ် (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hi तबक़ा (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ky кат (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · cy haen (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · cs vrstva (deposit) · ug قات (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mk слој (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · dng цын (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el στρώση (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fr couche (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · et kiht (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el στρώμα (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ko 레이어 (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · de Ebene (drawing surface (computer graphics)) · az qat (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hu réteg (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ro acoperământ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · lo ຊັ້ນ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · az lay (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · sv lager (deposit) · tk gat (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · az təbəqə (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · de Schicht (deposit) · is lag (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · cs vrstva (item of clothing worn under or over another) · sv lager (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el διάστρωση (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · fa-ira لایِه (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · vi lớp (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ga sraith (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · sv lager (item of clothing worn under or over another) · sq shtresë (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · el διάστρωση (deposit) · ca capa (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ro strat (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · ro așternut (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · mi apa (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hy շերտ (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · pt camada (deposit) · sv skikt (deposit) · de Lage (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · nl laag (deposit) · sh сло̑ј (single thickness of some material covering a surface) · hi तबका (single thickness of some material covering a surface)

layer en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
  • [ˈleɪ̯ɚ] ~ [ˈleɪ̯ɹ̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈleːɾ] (Scotland)
  • [ˈleɪ̯.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈlɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈleː/ (Australia)
  • [ˈlɛə̯] ~ [ˈlɛː] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈleɾ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈleɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈliə/ cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈleə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈlɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈlɛɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (“a layer of stones or bricks”), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to etymology 2 below. For the pronunciation compare prayer. However, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has also been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
  2. (ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.
    • Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
layered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
layered Tense=Past lexicographic
layering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
layers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (22)

ru наслои́ть (to arrange in layers) · de schichten (to arrange in layers) · pl cieniować (to cut or divide into layers) · mk наслојува (to arrange in layers) · el καταβολεύω (to cut or divide into layers) · de übereinanderlegen (to arrange in layers) · mi whakamātā (to arrange in layers) · mi tāpatupatu (to arrange in layers) · eo tavoligi (to arrange in layers) · ru насла́ивать (to arrange in layers) · mk раслојува (to cut or divide into layers) · ru расслои́ть (to cut or divide into layers) · bg наслоявам (to arrange in layers) · bg разслоявам (to cut or divide into layers) · ru рассла́ивать (to cut or divide into layers) · mi whakapapa (to arrange in layers) · fi kerrostaa (to arrange in layers) · pl układać warstwami (to arrange in layers) · eo tavoligi (to cut or divide into layers) · de spalten (to cut or divide into layers) · fi pinota (to arrange in layers) · de trennen (to cut or divide into layers)

layer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈleɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer From lay + -er.

Meanings

  1. A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
    • If fortune ever favoured any venturesome layer of bets, Tom Elliot was certainly the one that day. 1890, The Argosy, volume 49, page 183:
  2. 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.
    • As for which hen we'll cull for next Sunday's dinner, we certainly won't eat Henrietta yet — she's still a prime layer.
  3. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs. ▸ A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.
    • “Mrs. Boast can’t have got all these from one hatching,” [Ma] said. “I do believe there’s not more than two cockerels among them.” “The Boasts have got such a head-start with chickens, likely they’re planning to eat friers this summer,” said Pa. “It may be she took a few cockerels out of this flock, looking on them as meat.” “Yes, and replaced them with pullets that will be layers,” Ma guessed. “It would be Mrs. Boast all over. A more generous woman never lived.” 1941, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie:
    • We keep a flock of layers and flock of broilers.
  4. A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
layers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

fryer · roaster · stewer · broiler

Deriveds

stonelayer · tracklayer · bricklayer · gunlayer · minelayer · net layer · blocklayer · egglayer · pipelayer · carpetlayer

Translations (50)

de Leger (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · ru кла́дчик (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · uk несю́чка (hen kept to lay eggs) · bg присадка (shoot of a plant) · de Kindel (shoot of a plant) · ba һалыусы тауыҡ (hen kept to lay eggs) · pt botadeira (hen kept to lay eggs) · mk несилка (hen kept to lay eggs) · sv värphöna (hen kept to lay eggs) · te పొదుగుట (hen kept to lay eggs) · fi munituskana (hen kept to lay eggs) · nb skudd (shoot of a plant) · pt assentador (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · sv skott (shoot of a plant) · de Legehenne (hen kept to lay eggs) · es ponedora (hen kept to lay eggs) · sv golvläggare (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · mk изданок (shoot of a plant) · nl legger (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · sv äggläggare (hen kept to lay eggs) · fi laatoittaja (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · nl legster (hen kept to lay eggs) · nb verpehøne (hen kept to lay eggs) · pl nioska (hen kept to lay eggs) · sv avsugare (shoot of a plant) · fr pondeuse (hen kept to lay eggs) · de Ableger (shoot of a plant) · sv stickling (shoot of a plant) · nrf pond'rêsse (hen kept to lay eggs) · de Verleger (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · az düzücü (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · nb legger (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · ru несу́шка (hen kept to lay eggs) · fi munija (mature female animal able to lay eggs) · fi taivukas (shoot of a plant) · ba йомортҡа һалған (hen kept to lay eggs) · bg носачка (hen kept to lay eggs) · sv takläggare (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · ru укла́дчик (person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager) · sv sugymp (shoot of a plant) · ru отводок (shoot of a plant) · uk несу́чка (hen kept to lay eggs) · es gallina ponedora (hen kept to lay eggs) · de Absenker (shoot of a plant) · wa marcote (shoot of a plant) · it ovaiola (hen kept to lay eggs) · fr marcotte (shoot of a plant) · es hijuelo (shoot of a plant) · nb egglegger (hen kept to lay eggs) · el καρπερή (hen kept to lay eggs)