A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things. ...the depletion of the ozone layer.
The meaning of LAYER is one that lays something (such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs). How to use layer in a sentence.
layer (third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered) (ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
(Environmental Science) one of four or more levels of vegetation defined in ecological studies: the ground or moss layer, the field or herb layer, the shrub layer, and one or more tree layers
The noun layer describes a thin piece that's stacked on other thin pieces, like a layer of noodles in a lasagna dish. You can also apply a layer of paint to make your wall color more vivid. Layer can also be used figuratively to describe an abstract thickness or barrier.
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill. stratum: alternating layers of basalt and sandstone. a person or thing that lays: a carpet layer. a hen kept for egg production. Clothing one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other: wore layers of warm clothing. to make a layer of.
His novels have many layers [= levels] of meaning. We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.
LAYER meaning: 1. a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or…. Learn more.