Definitions for layer
ˈleɪ ərlay·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. layer, bed(noun)

   single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

   "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

2. layer(noun)

   a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

3. level, layer, stratum(noun)

   an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

   "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

4. layer(noun)

   a hen that lays eggs

5. layer(verb)

   thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

6. layer(verb)

   make or form a layer

   "layer the different colored sands"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. layer(Noun)

   A single thickness of some material covering a surface

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

2. layer(Noun)

   A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

3. layer(Noun)

   A person who lays things, such as tiles.

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

4. layer(Noun)

   A hen kept to lay eggs.

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

5. layer(Noun)

   An item of clothing worn under or over another.

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

6. layer(Noun)

   A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

7. layer(Verb)

   to cut or divide (something) into layers

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

8. layer(Verb)

   to arrange (something) in layers.

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

   Etymology: From leyer, leyare, from lay + -er

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Layer(noun)

   one who, or that which, lays

   Etymology: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]

2. Layer(noun)

   that which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion

   Etymology: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]

3. Layer(noun)

   a shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation

   Etymology: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]

4. Layer(noun)

   an artificial oyster bed

   Etymology: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]

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1. Layer

   In object-oriented design, a layer is a group of classes that have the same set of link-time module dependencies to other modules. In other words, a layer is a group of reusable components that are reusable in similar circumstances. In programming languages, the layer distinction is often expressed as "import" dependencies between software modules. Layers are often arranged in a tree-form hierarchy, with dependency relationships as links between the layers. Dependency relationships between layers are often either inheritance, composition or aggregation relationships, but other kinds of dependencies can also be used. Layers is an architectural pattern described in many books, for example Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Layer

   lā′ėr, n. a stratum—better Lair (q.v.). See Lay.

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1. Layer

   Layer is the open communications Layer for the InternetApps can build messaging, voice and video into your app in minutes.We started Layer to make rich, secure, scalable communications easy.Layer is the open communications layer for the Internet, enabling the power of messaging, voice and video calling in any mobile or web product.The Layer team is full of developers and designers passionate about enabling people to communicate better across all the products they use.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'layer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3801

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'layer' in Nouns Frequency: #1142

Anagrams for layer »

1. early

2. relay, re-lay

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of layer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of layer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of layer in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   Common sense is that layer of prejudices which we acquire before we are sixteen.

2. Michael Kelly:

   [In season 4] I try to put in this layer of [Doug] being somewhat vulnerable from what happened with Rachel, i think that's something he's always going to carry with him.

3. Paula Simpson:

   As we age, the epidermis (the skin’s outer layer) thins and weakens, making it susceptible to dehydration and wrinkling.

4. Herman Suhirman:

   That outer layer [in brown rice] that contains all of the nutrients also holds all the chemicals.

5. Dana Hurley:

   So every time you have one of these impacts, a very thin layer of ice grains is spread across the surface, exposed to the heat of the Sun and to the space environment, and eventually sublimated or lost to other environmental processes.

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