Layer vs Multilayering - What's the difference?
layer | multilayering |
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.
The layering of several things or concepts.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 26, author=Alastair Macaulay, title=From Mongolia, Layered Voices and Intimations of the Eternal, work=New York Times
, passage=Often it seems (as recently occurred to me with the wonderful Noche Flamenca performance at Theater 80, and as strikes anyone who listens to some opera) that the music is suggesting something quite unlike its words; and this multilayering only enriches the experience. }}
As nouns the difference between layer and multilayering
is that layer is a single thickness of some material covering a surface while multilayering is the layering of several things or concepts.As a verb layer
is (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.layer
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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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