Layer vs Belt - What's the difference?
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A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
# An item of clothing worn under or over another.
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
A person who lays things, such as tiles.
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.
(ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
(ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
(astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
(astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
A quick drink of liquor.
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt'', ''Bible Belt'', ''Black Belt'', ''Green Belt ).
(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
(weapons) device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
To encircle.
To fasten a belt.
To hit with a belt.
and intransitive To scream or sing in a loud manner.
To drink quickly, often in gulps.
(slang) To hit someone or something.
(baseball) To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
To move very fast
Layer is a related term of belt.
As nouns the difference between layer and belt
is that layer is a single thickness of some material covering a surface while belt is .As a verb layer
is (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.layer
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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 .
- It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers .
- I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers .
Synonyms
* (stratum) stratumDerived terms
* boundary layer * ozone layerVerb
(en verb)- Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.
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* *belt
English
(wikipedia belt)Noun
(en noun)- As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.
- Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
- The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.
- a belt''' of trees; a '''belt of sand
- After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting.
- Care to join me in a belt of scotch?
- That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt .
Synonyms
* (band worn around waist) girdle, waistband, sash, strap * (band used as safety restraint) restraint, safety belt, seat belt * (powerful blow) blow, punch, sock, wallopDerived terms
* asteroid belt * below the belt * belted (adjective) * belt track * Bible Belt * black belt * chastity belt * conveyor belt * fan belt * kidney belt * Kuiper belt * radiation belt * Rust Belt * safety belt * seat belt * tighten one's belt * under one's belt * utility beltVerb
(en verb)- The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.
- Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
- The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.
- The child was misbehaving so it was belted as punishment.
- He belted out the national anthem.
- He belted down a shot of whisky.
- The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game.
- He belted that pitch over the grandstand.
- He was really belting along.