layer has definitions from the fields of zoology,horse racing
1
[ noun ] single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Synonyms

bed

Examples

"slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The **f layers are stacked normal to the [ 111 ] axis with the lower oxygens of one layer directly above the upper oxygens of the neighboring lower layer , in such a manner that the repeat is every three layers .

The **f layers are stacked normal to the [ 111 ] axis with the lower oxygens of one layer directly above the upper oxygens of the neighboring lower layer , in such a manner that the repeat is every three layers .

The **f layers are stacked normal to the [ 111 ] axis with the lower oxygens of one layer directly above the upper oxygens of the neighboring lower layer , in such a manner that the repeat is every three layers .

The **f layers are stacked normal to the [ 111 ] axis with the lower oxygens of one layer directly above the upper oxygens of the neighboring lower layer , in such a manner that the repeat is every three layers .

The separate layers are joined together by hydrogen_bonds .

2
[ verb ] make or form a layer

Examples

"layer the different colored sands"

Used in print

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

After blotting_out most of the saline around the sections , a drop of * * f was layered over each of the sections , allowed to react for 30_minutes , and then washed with PBS for 15 - 30_minutes .

Rinsing the sections with PBS before layering the intermediate sera did not improve the staining reaction .

In_addition to other treatments , treating the sections with normal sheep serum for half an hour before layering * * f did not reduce nonspecific staining .

Related terms

form

3
[ noun ] a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

The results of present observations of the thermal radio_emission of the moon are consistent with the very low thermal conductivity of the surface layer which was derived from the variation in the infrared_emission during eclipses ( e.g. , Garstung , 1958 ) .

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[ noun ] (zoology) a hen that lays eggs

Related terms

hen lay

5
[ noun ] (horse racing) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

Synonyms

stratum level

Examples

"a good actor communicates on several levels" "a simile has at least two layers of meaning" "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"

Related terms

place

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[ noun ] (zoology) thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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