layer

sostantivo

1. 1

   A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

   Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.

   After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.

2. 2

   A single thickness of some material covering a surface. An item of clothing worn under or over another.

   It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.

3. 3

   A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

   I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.

   Sometimes, the underlying layers are exposed by erosion, revealing the story of the rocks like an open book.

4. 4

   One of the items in a hierarchy.

   mired in layers of deceit

   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.

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical.

7. 7

   An alternative keymap accessed through a modifier key or toggle.

verbo

1. 1

   To cut or divide into layers.

2. 2

   To arrange in layers.

   Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

sostantivo

1. 1

   A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

   If fortune ever favoured any venturesome layer of bets, Tom Elliot was certainly the one that day.

2. 2

   A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.

   As for which hen we'll cull for next Sunday's dinner, we certainly won't eat Henrietta yet — she's still a prime layer.

   When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.

3. 3

   A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs. A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.

   We keep a flock of layers and flock of broilers.

4. 4

   A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

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