layer
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Danh từ
noun- 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.
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
- 3.
One of the items in a hierarchy.
mired in layers of deceit
- 4.
(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.
- 5.
(networking) One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical.
- 6.
(computing) An alternative keymap accessed through a modifier key or toggle.
- 7.
A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
- 8.
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.
- 9.
A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(ambitransitive)To cut or divide into layers.
- 2.
(ambitransitive)To arrange in layers.
Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.
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ine-pro Appears at first glance to be from Middle English leyer, leyare (a layer of stones or bricks), equivalent to lay + -er. In which case, ultimately identical to etymology 2 below. For the pronunciation compare prayer.