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plural layers
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
An item of clothing worn under or over another. examples
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum. quotations examples
Sometimes, the underlying layers are exposed by erosion, revealing the story of the rocks like an open book.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
One of the items in a hierarchy. quotations examples
Right above the database access layer sits a number cruncher that performs any calculations that a particular request may require, such as computing a standard deviation. In many cases, this layer just forwards raw numbers.
2001, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 19, page 38
(computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another. examples
third-person singular simple present layers, present participle layering, simple past and past participle layered
(transitive, intransitive) To cut or divide into layers. examples
(transitive, intransitive) To arrange in layers. examples
A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager. quotations examples
If fortune ever favoured any venturesome layer of bets, Tom Elliot was certainly the one that day.
1890, The Argosy, volume 49, page 183
A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs. examples
A hen kept to lay eggs. examples
A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth. examples