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Definition: Layer |
LayerNoun1. Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance. 2. A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another. 3. A hen that lays eggs. 4. Thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells. Verb1. Make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "layer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Note: Layer \Lay"er\, noun. [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Layer protocol layer. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Aerospace | Of the ionosphere, an apparently stratified distribution of free electrons. See ionosphere, note. (references) |
Biology & Biotechnology | Any component of a community of one or more species, belonging to the same life-form, having similar environmental requirements and occurring in a similar habitat, e. g. lianes in forest and including stratified communities, e. g. a layer of moss plants. Source: European Union. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | Homogeneous part of the pavement consisting of material generally deposited in a uniform thickness. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A single sheet of veneer, or several sheets laid side by side with adjoining edges that may or may not be glued, forming one layer in a piece of plywood. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Knub. British term for the hard, compact, finer inner -of the silk cocoon; used as waste silk. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| As each succeeding -- of roving is wound on the bobbin, its diameter is increased. As the diameter is increased, it is necessary to decrease the rpm. . Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mining | A. A bed or stratum of rock. b. One of a series of concentric zones or belts of the Earth, delineated by seismic discontinuities. A classification of the interior of the Earththat designates layers A to G from the surface inward. (references) |
Occupations | Tends one of various pressing machines that join precemented shoe parts, performing any of following tasks: Turns setscrew that adjusts distance between pressure rollers, feeds aligned parts between rollers, and observes joining of parts. Positions parts on machine bed and depresses pedal that forces heated presser head against parts to join them. Moves lever that adjusts contour of pad on lower jaw of machine or changes pad, following contour of parts to be joined. Positions parts on pad and depresses pedal that closes jaws to join parts. Positions cemented parts on shoe and places shoe in oven to soften cement. Positions shoe parts on bed of machine and moves lever to start machine that presses and cements parts. May bound toe and shank area of shoe to improve adhesion or waterproofing strip to inner and outer sole parts, using hammer. May brush solvent on precemented parts to soften cement prior to joining parts. May apply cement to parts. May be designated according to parts joined as Insole Coverer (boot & shoe); Insole-Lip Turner (boot & shoe); Platform Presser (boot & shoe); Sole Layer (boot & shoe). May tend machine that uses conveyor-carried air inflated pads to join precemented parts and be designated Compo-Conveyor Operator (boot & shoe). May be designated: Heel Layer (boot & shoe); Insole Taper (boot & shoe); Open-Shank Coverer (boot & shoe); Welt-Sole Layer (boot & shoe). (references) |
| Feeds sheets of glass onto conveyor type, plaster-covered table that carries sheets into grinding machine: Climbs onto table and receives glass from workers on floor. Lowers ends simultaneously onto table to avoid cracking sheet. Positions sheets end to end so that edges will not be chipped or glass cracked as glass passes beneath grinding heads. Raises glass and scoops more plaster under edges to level sheets. Pulls roller over glass sheets to settle them in and remove air bubbles from plaster. (references) | |
Post & Telecom | Stratum in the ionosphere in which the dependence of free electron density on height exhibits specific characteristics, usually a maximum value. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A cableship may very roughly be classed either as a -- or a repairer; obviously, both can do either job. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In telecommunications, the term layer has the following meanings:1. In radio wave propagation, see F region.
2. In telecommunications networks and open systems architecture, a group of related functions that are performed in a given level in a hierarchy of groups of related functions.
Note: In specifying the functions for a given layer, the assumption is made that the specified functions for the layers below are performed, except for the lowest layer.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Layer."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Layer | Noun: layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, escarpment; table, tablet; dess; flagstone; board, plank; trencher, platter. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I've got sweat on my back like a layer of frost (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) Uh, Sphincter Mucus Layer Ringworm, roger (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) Well, as I said, I'm still collating it, actually, but uh, I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett) Our ionization layer must be maintained until our relocation is effected (This Island Earth; writing credit: Raymond F. Jones; Franklin Coen) | |
Clever | Life is like an onion: You peel it off layer by layer, and sometimes you cry. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Kidô tenshi angelic layer (2001) | |
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 | Line drawing showing the lining of the GI tract: colorectal (muscularis). The walls of the digestive tract have four layers of tissue: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa and serosa. The inner-most layer is the mucosa, a membrane that forms a continuous lining of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus. In the large bowel, this tissue contains cells that produce mucus to lubricate and protect the smooth inner surface of the bowel wall. Connective tissue and muscle separate the muscosa from the second layer, the submucosa, which contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves and mucus-producing glands. Next to the submucosa is the muscularis externa, consisting of two layers of muscle fibers-one that runs lengthwise and one that encircles the bowel. The fourth layer, the serosa, is a thin membrane that produces fluid to lubricate the outer surface of the bowel so that it can slide against adjacent organs. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Fluorescent-labeled fibronectin on a layer of cells. It appears to be green in color. Fibronectin, a protein glue that anchors cells and hold them together often disappears when cells become cancerous. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |
 | Histopathology of lung shows widened alveolar septum containing a few inflammatory cells and numerous yeasts of Cryptococcus neoformans. The inner layer of the yeast capsule stains red. Credit: CDC. |  | Hole in the Ozone Layer Over Antarctica. Credit: NASA. |
 | Diagram of possible sound wave paths in water Wave-path O-C-E came close to describing refractive path of sound in SOFAR layer Sound path model developed in 1930's for radio acoustic ranging work Didn't yet understand the channeling effect of the velocity minimum Furthest RAR use was out to 206 miles offshore in 1925. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | ABLS - Automated Boundary Layer Sampler Ready for deployment off of PEIRCE Yellow instrument on deck is a box corer. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Mauna Kea above the cloud layer. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Launching an ozonesonde. This balloon transported instrument measures a vertical profile of the ozone layer. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Figure 17. Challenger model of the Buchanan bottle, devised by the chemist of the expedition, John Buchanan, to sample intermediary layer waters. Left: descending. Middle: closing. Right: ascending. This type of bottle was used during the course of the voyage, from 1872 to 1876. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | A 'soil slip' occurs on steep slopes when thawed soil slides over a frozen soli layer below. In the Palouse area, Washington. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
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| "Seven Layer Dip" by Dwight Willard Commentary: "Our Seven layer dip." | "Plantago Lanceolata" by Julian Haworth Commentary: "Vertical shot of plant after rainstorm taken with OM2sp using Ilford XP2. Image manipulated with a blurred multiply layer." |
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Bard and Cincinnati. | Man has only a thin layer of soil between himself and starvation. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In 1827, this characteristic orison had disappeared from the wall under a triple layer of paper |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Ma laid the bricks of meat in a keg and poured salt around and over them and covered the layer with salt and patted it down |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The cornea is the eye's outermost layer. (references) | |
Once injured, Bowman's layer can form a scar as it heals. (references) | ||
One remains in the basal layer and retains the capacity to divide. (references) | ||
Business | Major U.S. equipment suppliers include Tri-O-Clean Systems, Clearwater, and Ozone Layer. (references) | |
VOCs discharged on the surface cause the ozone layer to become depleted, thus permitting more ultraviolet rays (UV-B) to reach the earth. (references) | ||
The platinum plate system will apply a layer of platinum to the surfaces of turbine blades prior to the application of an aluminide coating. (references) | ||
Economic History | India | There is a teeming marketing layer of major and minor retailers. (references) |
Hungary | U.S. exports of poultry breeding stock, particularly baby chicks for chicken broiler and layer production, are strong. (references) | |
Ukraine | Additionally, working through European subsidiaries may be perceived by Ukrainian businesses as an additional layer of bureaucracy. (references) | |
Trade | Israel | On a multi-layered package, the external layer should be marked. (references) |
Israel | If the external layer is transparent the marking should be done underneath that layer, provided it is still clear and legible. (references) | |
Croatia | Import licenses are required for arms/ammunition, military and police equipment, mobile radio sets, drugs, narcotics, antiquities, works of art, precious metals, waste, and substances harmful to the ozone layer. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Russia | Other trade unions claimed that the consolidation of social security assets in the federal budget and the additional layer of bureaucracy in the distribution of social benefits have led to reduced benefits for workers and the public in general. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Proposals like legislative veto and increased judicial review will add another layer to the regulatory process, making it more cumbersome and inefficient. |
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| "Layer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.91% of the time. "Layer" is used about 2,483 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.91% | 2,456 | 3,658 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.6% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.28% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.2% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,483 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "layer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Layer | Last name | 200 | 35,366 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "layer". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Saruch | N/A | Biblical | Layer |
| Serug | N/A | Biblical | Layer |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "layer": a hole in the ozone layer ♦ adhesive layer ♦ aerosol layer ♦ Appleton layer ♦ application layer ♦ armour layer ♦ ash layer ♦ asynchronous transfer mode adaptation layer ♦ boundary layer ♦ boundary layer blowing ♦ boundary layer control ♦ boundary layer suction ♦ buried layer ♦ capping layer ♦ clear layer ♦ clear layer of epidermis ♦ cloud layer ♦ covering layer ♦ Crookes layer ♦ cuticular layer of tympanic membrane ♦ data link layer ♦ depletion layer ♦ diffusion under epitaxial layer ♦ e layer ♦ earth layer ♦ epi layer ♦ epitaxial layer ♦ epitaxy layer ♦ epithelial layer ♦ Es layer ♦ F layer ♦ F1 layer ♦ fibre layer of Henle ♦ firedamp layer ♦ germ layer ♦ good layer ♦ granitic layer ♦ hardware Abstraction Layer ♦ heaviside layer ♦ Henle layer ♦ horny layer ♦ horny layer of epidermis ♦ imbedded layer ♦ intercellular layer ♦ iso seven layer model ♦ layer 1 ♦ layer 2 ♦ layer 3 ♦ layer 4 ♦ layer 5 ♦ layer 6 ♦ layer 7 ♦ layer cake ♦ layer cloud ♦ layer clouds ♦ layer entity ♦ layer model ♦ layer of defense ♦ layer of fat ♦ layer of mold ♦ layer of oil ♦ layer of stones ♦ layer tint ♦ layer Two Tunneling Protocol ♦ link layer ♦ low layer compatibility ♦ lower Layer Protocol ♦ malpighian layer ♦ methane layer ♦ mine layer ♦ Network Access Layer ♦ network layer ♦ OSI seven layer model ♦ ozone layer ♦ physical layer ♦ Physical layer High speed Optoelectronics for Tomorrow's Optical Networks ♦ pipe layer ♦ plate layer ♦ podzolic layer ♦ presentation layer ♦ protocol layer ♦ pyrolytic layer ♦ quantum well strained layer ♦ remote Reference Layer ♦ secure Sockets Layer ♦ separation layer ♦ service layer code ♦ session layer ♦ seven layer model ♦ shrub layer ♦ signaling ATM adaptation layer ♦ signalling ATM adaptation layer ♦ simple Authentication and Security Layer ♦ Smear Layer ♦ sporadic E layer ♦ sub layer ♦ subbing layer ♦ suffix of a layer ♦ surface or layer code ♦ thick layer ♦ thickness of layer. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "layer": layer-cake, Layer-de-la-haye, layer-dressing, layer-free, layer-out, layer-pudding. | |
Ending with "layer": mid-layer, sub-layer, three-layer, two-layer. | |
Containing "layer": cream-layer cake. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ozone layer | 444 | elastic layer | 53 |
angelic layer | 186 | skin layer | 51 |
seven layer salad | 171 | network layer | 45 |
7 layer dip | 166 | hair layer | 45 |
layer | 148 | hair layer style | 39 |
seven layer dip | 146 | 7 layer bean dip | 38 |
earth layer | 142 | layer sun | 38 |
brick layer | 136 | cut hair layer | 37 |
7 layer salad | 114 | layer cake | 37 |
mpeg layer 3 | 109 | 7 layer dip recipe | 37 |
secure socket layer | 89 | 7 layer mexican dip | 37 |
aspi layer | 85 | seven layer dip recipe | 35 |
osi layer | 67 | 7 layer salad recipe | 34 |
atmosphere layer | 65 | html layer | 29 |
recipe for seven layer salad | 60 | ozone layer picture | 29 |
mpeg layer 3 decoder | 59 | hair style long layer | 28 |
forest layer rain | 57 | brick layer union | 28 |
3 codec layer mpeg | 57 | dual layer dvd | 27 |
thin layer chromatography | 57 | carpet layer | 25 |
depletion of the ozone layer | 56 | seven layer bean dip | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "layer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | laag. (various references) | |
Albanian | shtresë (bed, coat, coating, course, covering, estate, flake, floor, horizon, nappe, reach, region, seam, sheet, strata, stratum, streak, tract, wash), shtrat (bed, berth, bottom, couch, crutch, floor, hotbed, kip, rest, sack), shënues (marker, punch, scorer, scriber), faqe (aspect, cheek, façade, face, flat, form, front, generation, hillside, page, side, surface). (various references) | |
Arabic | مركب القرميد على السطح, عقل (brains, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, pate, picket, psyche, reason, sense, skull, steady, wit), طبقة (category, classification, coat, course, deposit, order, place, rank, strata, stratum, streak, tone), النبتة المرقدة, الغصين المرقد. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | слой (coat, coating, ply, range, region, section, stratum, thickness), размножавам (manifold, multiply, propagate, reproduce), кокошка носачка, отвод (challenge, deviation, exception, offset), наслоявам (overlay, stratify), наслоение, нареждам на слоеве, зидар, полягам (couch, dip, lay down, underlay), пласт (bed, coat, mine, overlay, ply, region, sheet, stratum, thickness). (various references) | |
Chinese | 阞 (vein), 層 (a measure word for layers, floor, laminated, repeated, story), 层数, 一層 . (various references) | |
Czech | ložisko (bearings, deposit, socket), vrstva (bank, bed, class, coat, coating, film, ply, stratum), nosnice. (various references) | |
Danish | aflægger (pole, sett, wand). (various references) | |
Dutch | laag (abject, base, deep, low, nasty, vile), aardlaag (layer of earth). (various references) | |
Esperanto | tertavolo (layer of earth), tavolo, markoto, markoti, grundtavolo (layer of earth). (various references) | |
Faeroese | lag (atmosphere, ethos, method, mood, rhythm), stættur, pláta (sheet metal, tin, tin plate), flís (splinter), avleggjari, avkom (child, offspring, young). (various references) | |
Farsi | مطبق کردن , چینه (Bait, Enclosure, Stratum), لایه (Leaf, Pad, Padding, Strand, Stratum), لا (Strand), ورقه ورقه (Laminate, Sheet), ورقه (Brede, Form, Leaf, Leaflet, Paper, Sheet, Slab, Streak, Tablet, Ticket, Writ), طبقه بندی کردن (Assort, Breakdown, Categorize, Class, Grade, Label, Type). (various references) | |
Finnish | kerros (floor, storey, story, stratum). (various references) | |
French | couche (lamina, tropospheric layer), strate, feuille de placage. (various references) | |
Frisian | laach. (various references) | |
German | Schicht (coat, coating, film, level, order, ply, rank, sheet, shift, strata, stratum, streak, thickness), lage (circumstances, condition, lay, lie, locality, location, pitch, position, presentation, register, round, site, situation, thickness), Ebene (flat, level, lowlands, plain, plane, plateau, rank), belag (coating, covering, facing, filling, film, fur, lining, paving, plaque, surface, topping), Ableger (child, offshoot, offspring, scion, scions, subsidiary, young). (various references) | |
Greek | στρώμα (coat, litter, mattress, sheet, stratum, stroma). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משטח (extent, flat, plane, stretch, surface), מטילה, מרבץ (lair, lie, resting place, stamping ground), שכבה (class, coating, film, lay, ply, precipitate, sheet, stratum), רובד (stratum). (various references) | |
Hungarian | réteg (band, bed, coat, deposit, flake, lode, seam, strata, stratum). (various references) | |
Icelandic | lag. (various references) | |
Indonesian | lapisan (glaze, lining, mantle, precipitate, slick), alas (base, coaster, covering, foundation). (various references) | |
Italian | strato (bed, coat, coating, ply, seam, stratum, stratus, tier). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 重ね (course, heap, pile, set, suits), 地層 (stratum), レーニン主義 (beggar, homeless, label, labor union, lane, layered cut, layered look, layman, layoff, layout, layout-system, lecture, leg guards, leggings, Leghorn, lei, Leninism, leopon, leotard, lexicon, philosophy of life, racialism, racism, rail, rain, rainbow fish, raincoat, rainy, raise, range, ranger, rape, rapier, rare, rare metal, ray, Ray-Ban, rayonne, ray-tracing, record, recorder, recording, recreation, regatta, reggae, regular, regular chain store, regular member, regulation, Regulus, requiem), 層 (bed, class, seam, stream). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | レイヤー , レイヤ , そう (all, aspect, bed, cellar, class, conception, countenance, depository, destroy, elevator, ever, ex-, feel pain, former, formerly, general, go around, godown, granary, gross, idea, magazine, monk, never, once before, originate, phase, priest, seam, start, stream, suffer, thought, to accompany, to be added to, to be adjusted to, to become married, to comply with, to follow, to marry, to meet, to run along, to satisfy, to suit, treasury, warehouse, whole), かさね (course, heap, pile, set, suits), ちそう (banquet, divination based on the lay of the land, entertainment, feast, geographic features, goodies, stratum, treat). (various references) | |
Korean | 층 (tier). (various references) | |
Manx | jastan (course, row), jannoo jastan jeh, fer y chur sheese, cur 'sy thalloo, breyder, brat (apron, cloak, clot, coat, coating, cover, covering, curtain, film, overgrowth, pall, pinafore, sheet, standing crop, wrap). (various references) | |
Norwegian | lag. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ayerlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | camada (daub, deposit, handsel, hansel, lay, ply, reef, sheet, stratum, streak, tier). (various references) | |
Romanian | zãcãmânt (deposit, pool), strat de aluviuni, strat (bed, coating, film, ledge, lick, mantle, measures, overlay, ply, ridge, seam, sheet, stratum), stivui (place, stack, Stow), pat (bed, bedstead, bunk, cot, couch, doss, pad, pallet, stalemate), pasãre (bird, flier), mlãdiţã (bine, browse, offset, offshoot, scion, shoot, spire), matcã (bed, bottom, channel, mother bee, queen, source), batiu, banc (anecdote, Baccara, bank, bed, crank, reef, run, wisecrack), albie (bed, bottom, channel, pan, river bed, sow, tray, trough, tub), aşeza în straturi (ridge), înveliş (cap, casement, casing, clothing, coat, coating, cover, crust, dress, envelopment, film, integument, jacket, lap, mantle, shroud, skin). (various references) | |
Russian | уровень (degree, grade, level, spirit-level), слой;уровень, слой (coating, lay, ply, sheet, strata, stratum, thickness, tissue), разрез (cut, cutaway, cutting, gash, incision, placket, rent, rip, section, slash, snip), кладчик, отводок, несушка, наслоение (bedding, stratification), прослоек (streak), прокладка (gasket, insertion, laying, packing, pad, separator, spacer, strip, weatherstrip), пласт (seam, sheet, stratum). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sloj (coat, ledge, patch, ply, strata, stratum, thickness), naslaga (deposit, pile, sediment). (various references) | |
Spanish | capa (band, beach mat, bed, blanket, Capa, Cape, cloak, coat, coating, domesticity, dust-cloak, fees, film, leafage, manta, Pall, ply, sheet, shell, sill, slick, varnish, wash). (various references) | |
Swedish | lager (bay, bearing, bearings, coating, course, garner, inventory, lager, lap, laurel, ply, seam, sheet, stock, strata, tier), skikt (coat, course, lap, seam, strata, stratum). (various references) | |
Thai | แบ่งเป็นชั้นๆ, แม่ไก่ที่วางไข่, ชั้น (rack), ผู้วาง, ทำให้เป็นชั้น (bed), กิ่งตอน, ขยายพันธุ์โดยการตอนกิ่ง. (various references) | |
Turkish | yumurtlayan (spawning), topçu (artilleryman, bombardier, gunner), tabaka (bed, cigarette case, coat, coating, collection, covering, lamina, order, ply, rank, sheet, sphere, stage, stratum), katman (bed, deposit, sheet, sphere, stage, stratum, system), kat kat yapmak (laminate), kat (coat, coating, deck, fall, flat, floor, fold, lap, multiple, pile, ply, stair, storey, story), daldırmak (Bury, dip, Dunk, immerse, plunge, submerge), daldırma yapmak, döşeyen kimse. (various references) | |
Turkmen | topar (group, stratum), яokundy (plank), gatlak, gat (floor). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | укладальник, шар (bed, flake, ply, slice, stratum, thickness), відсадок (offshoot, sapling), пласт (stratum). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người đặt (setter). (various references) | |
Welsh | haenen (film), haen (seam, stratum), gwanaf (row, swath), caenen (film, flake). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | deploide, tabulata, tabulatis, tabulatum. (various references) |
| French | 1500-Modern | liue. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "layer": layerage, layerages, layered, layering, layerings, layers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "layer": allayer, ballplayer, bilayer, bricklayer, cardplayer, counterplayer, delayer, flayer, horseplayer, inlayer, interlayer, manslayer, minelayer, mislayer, monolayer, multilayer, multiplayer, player, slayer, superplayer, swordplayer, tracklayer, waylayer. (additional references) | |
Words containing "layer": allayers, ballplayers, bilayers, bricklayers, cardplayers, counterplayers, delayers, flayers, horseplayers, inlayers, interlayered, interlayering, interlayers, manslayers, minelayers, mislayers, monolayers, multilayered, players, slayers, superplayers, swordplayers, tracklayers, waylayers. (additional references) | |
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"Layer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alher, alier, Altyre, hayer, jayer, laber, labyr, Laer, laery, Laimer, laire, laper, larey, laya, layde, laye, layed, layet, layne, Laynez, layter, laywer, leye, leyed, Leyer, livyer, liyer, llyfr, Llyr, loayer, Loyer, Luyen, Lyer, Nayer, tayer, vayer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "layer" (pronounced lā"er) |
| 3 | l ā" er | multilayer, player, slayer. |
| 2 | -ā" er | assayer, Brayer, conveyer, conveyor, doomsayer, gayer, grayer, hayer, mayor, naysayer, payer, prayer, preyer, purveyor, Sayer, soothsayer, sprayer, stayer, strayer, surveyor. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: early, leary, relay. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-r-y" | |
-1 letter: aery, aryl, earl, eyra, lear, lyre, rale, real, rely, yare, year. | |
-2 letters: ale, are, aye, ear, era, lar, lay, lea, ley, lye, ray, rya, rye, yar, yea. | |
-3 letters: ae, al, ar, ay, el, er, la, re, ya, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-r-y" | |
+1 letter: aerily, argyle, barely, barley, bleary, dearly, elytra, flayer, lawyer, layers, lyrate, nearly, parley, pearly, player, rallye, rarely, really, realty, relays, replay, slayer, yarely, yearly. | |
+2 letters: alertly, allayer, allergy, already, angerly, areally, argyles, barleys, bilayer, blarney, bravely, caloyer, charley, clayier, clearly, delayer, dryable, eagerly, earthly, flayers, gallery, gravely, greatly, greylag, inlayer, irately, lamprey, larceny, largely, lathery, lawyers, layered, layover, loyaler, lyrated, overlay, palfrey, parleys, parsley, peartly, pedlary, peytral, players, plenary, prelacy, pteryla, rallyes, ravelly, rayless, raylike, readily, reality, reapply, regally, relayed, replays, sealery, slavery, slayers, sparely, tearily, trawley, treacly, virelay, wearily. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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