layer
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1. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | hypodermis, |
| definition | : | layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods (noun.animal) |
2. a hen that lays eggs (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | biddy, hen, |
| definition | : | adult female chicken (noun.animal) |
3. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | artefact, artifact, |
| definition | : | a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | backing, mount, |
| definition | : | something forming a back that is added for strengthening (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | blanket, |
| definition | : | a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | course, row, |
| definition | : | (construction) a layer of masonry (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cushion, |
| definition | : | the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | interlayer, |
| definition | : | a layer placed between other layers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lift, |
| definition | : | one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | overlay, |
| definition | : | a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ply, |
| definition | : | (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tier, |
| definition | : | one of two or more layers one atop another (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a layer of material that encloses space (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | laminate, |
| definition | : | a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers (noun.artifact) |
4. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | place, |
| definition | : | an abstract mental location (noun.cognition) |
5. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | part, region, |
| definition | : | the extended spatial location of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | stratum, |
| definition | : | one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | asthenosphere, |
| definition | : | the lower layer of the crust (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | chromosphere, |
| definition | : | a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | exosphere, |
| definition | : | the outermost atmospheric layer (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | hydrosphere, |
| definition | : | the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | geosphere, lithosphere, |
| definition | : | the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | lower mantle, |
| definition | : | the deeper part of the mantle (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mantle, |
| definition | : | the layer of the earth between the crust and the core (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mesosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ozone layer, ozonosphere, |
| definition | : | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | stratosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | thermosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | tropopause, |
| definition | : | the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | troposphere, |
| definition | : | the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | upper mantle, |
| definition | : | the upper part of the mantle (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | cell wall, |
| definition | : | a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | snow, |
| definition | : | a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground (noun.substance) |
6. make or form a layer (verb.contact)
7. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | make or form a layer (verb.contact) |
8. a hen that lays eggs (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | lay, |
| definition | : | lay eggs (verb.contact) |
9. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | layer, layer, layer, |
| definition | : | make or form a layer (verb.contact) |
10. make or form a layer (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bed, layer, |
| definition | : | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | layer, level, stratum, |
| definition | : | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location) |
11. thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | make or form a layer (verb.contact) |
12. a hen that lays eggs (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | lay, |
| definition | : | lay eggs (verb.contact) |
13. single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | layer, layer, layer, |
| definition | : | make or form a layer (verb.contact) |
14. make or form a layer (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bed, layer, |
| definition | : | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | layer, level, stratum, |
| definition | : | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | layer, |
| definition | : | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location) |
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