layer meaning and definition

LAYER noun

Definition of layer (noun)

1. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
   • "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
   • synonyms: bed
2. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
3. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
   • "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
   • synonyms: level, stratum
4. a hen that lays eggs
5. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

LAYER verb

Definition of layer (verb)

1. make or form a layer
   • "layer the different colored sands"