Layer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪə/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈeɪɚ/.

Examples

slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
a good actor communicates on several levels
a simile has at least two layers of meaning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bed stratum level

Parts of Speech

noun	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance “slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach”
noun	a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
noun	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth “a good actor communicates on several levels”
noun	a hen that lays eggs
noun	thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
verb	make or form a layer “layer the different colored sands”

Word Forms

layer	verb	make or form a layer
lay	verb	lay eggs
layer	noun	thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schicht

einzelne Dicke einer normalerweise homogenen Substanz

🇫🇷French

couche

épaisseur unique d'une substance généralement homogène

🇪🇸Spanish

capa

Espesor único de alguna sustancia generalmente homogénea.

🇮🇹Italian

strato

singolo spessore di una sostanza solitamente omogenea

🇳🇱Dutch

laag

enkele dikte van meestal een homogene substantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

camada

espessura única de geralmente alguma substância homogênea

🇷🇺Russian

слой

одна толщина обычно какого-то однородного вещества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परत

आमतौर पर किसी सजातीय पदार्थ की एकल मोटाई

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তর

সাধারণত কিছু সমজাতীয় পদার্থের একক বেধ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடுக்கு

பொதுவாக சில ஒரே மாதிரியான பொருளின் ஒற்றை தடிமன்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొర

సాధారణంగా కొన్ని సజాతీయ పదార్ధం యొక్క ఒకే మందం

🇮🇳Marathi

थर

सहसा काही एकसंध पदार्थाची एकच जाडी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તર

સામાન્ય રીતે કેટલાક સજાતીય પદાર્થની એક જાડાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪದರ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೆಲವು ಏಕರೂಪದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಏಕ ದಪ್ಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാളി

സാധാരണയായി ഏതെങ്കിലും ഏകതാനമായ പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ഒറ്റ കനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਤ

ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਸਮਰੂਪ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਸਿੰਗਲ ਮੋਟਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرت

عام طور پر کچھ یکساں مادے کی واحد موٹائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

层

🇯🇵Japanese

層

通常何らかの均質な物質の単一の厚さ

🇰🇷Korean

층

일반적으로 균일한 물질의 단일 두께

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lớp

độ dày đơn thường của một số chất đồng nhất

🇹🇭Thai

ชั้น

ความหนาเดียวของสารบางชนิดที่เป็นเนื้อเดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

lapisan

ketebalan tunggal biasanya beberapa zat homogen

🇲🇾Malay

lapisan

ketebalan tunggal biasanya beberapa bahan homogen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طبقة

سمك واحد من بعض المواد المتجانسة عادة

🇮🇷Persian

لایه

ضخامت واحد معمولاً برخی از مواد همگن

🇹🇷Turkish

katman

genellikle bazı homojen maddelerin tek kalınlığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁכבָה

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The primary meaning of 'layer' is 'single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance'.

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