English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-layer.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ�(r)|-eɪ�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. A single thickness of some material covering a surface
2. <!--Def2-->A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
3. <!--Def3-->A person who lays things, such as tiles.
4. <!--Def4-->A hen kept to lay eggs.
5. <!--Def5-->An item of clothing wear|worn under or over another.

Synonyms
i-c|stratum stratum

Derived terms
boundary layer<!--in fluid dynamics-->
ozone layer

Translations

<!--Def1-->single thickness of some material covering a surface

Bulgarian: Слои
Catalan: capa f
Czech: vrstva f
Dutch: laag f
Finnish: kerros
French: couche f
German: Lage f
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Portuguese: camada f
Spanish: capa f
Telugu: ప�ర (pora)
Turkish: tabaka

<!--Def2-->deposit

Czech: vrstva f
Dutch: laag f
Finnish: kerros, kerrostuma
German: Schicht f
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<!--Def3-->person who lays things, such as tiles

Dutch: legger m
Finnish: -mies (e.g. laattamies)
German: (-Leger m; only in combined words, such as Fliesenleger m)
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<!--Def4-->hen kept to lay eggs

Dutch: legster f
Finnish: munituskana
German: Legehenne f
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Spanish: (gallina) ponedora

<!--Def5-->item of clothing worn under or over another

Czech: vrstva f
Dutch: laag f
Finnish: vaatekerros
German: Bekleidungsschicht f
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. <!--Def6-->To cut or divide (something) into layers.
2. <!--Def7-->To arrange (something) in layers.

#:Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

Translations

<!--Def6-->cut or divide into layers

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<!--Def7-->arrange in layers

German: schichten
mid

Intransitive verb
en-verb

1. <!--Def8-->To cut or divide something into layers.
2. <!--Def9-->To arrange something in layers.

Translations

<!--Def8-->cut or divide into layers

mid

<!--Def9-->arrange in layers

mid
Turkish: tabaka (?)

fa:layer
fr:layer
io:layer
it:layer
ru:layer
simple:layer
fi:layer
te:layer
vi:layer
tr:layer
zh:layer

• 2007-11-23 10:11 - Interwicket - iwiki +tr

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