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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  layer
       
          protocol layer

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Layer \Lay"er\, n. [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]
     1. One who, or that which, lays.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [Prob. a corruption of lair.] That which is laid; a
        stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over
        another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a
        layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock,
        laid under ground for growth or propagation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. An artificial oyster bed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Layer \Lay"er\, n. [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]
     1. One who, or that which, lays.
  
     2. [Prob. a corruption of lair.] That which is laid; a
        stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over
        another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a
        layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.
  
     3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock,
        laid under ground for growth or propagation.
  
     4. An artificial oyster bed.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  layer
       n 1: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance;
            "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: 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" [syn: level, stratum]
       4: a hen that lays eggs
       5: thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
       v : make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     Αγγλικά n.
     στρώμα, στρώση, επίστρωση, επίπεδο, επικάλυψη
     Αγγλικά vb.
     τακτοποιώ, διευθετώ κάτι σε στρώμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     n.
     1 A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
     2 # An item of clothing wear under or over another.
     3 A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
     4 One of the items in a hierarchy.
     5 {lb|en|computer graphics|by analogy to a stack of (l en
  transparency 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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.
     n.
     A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Layer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     n.
     1 A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
     2 # An item of clothing wear under or over another.
     3 A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
     4 One of the items in a hierarchy.
     5 {lb|en|computer graphics|by analogy to a stack of (l en
  transparency 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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.
     n.
     A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Layer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     n.
     1 A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
     2 # An item of clothing wear under or over another.
     3 A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
     4 One of the items in a hierarchy.
     5 {lb|en|computer graphics|by analogy to a stack of (l en
  transparency 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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.
     n.
     A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Layer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     n.
     1 A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
     2 # An item of clothing wear under or over another.
     3 A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
     4 One of the items in a hierarchy.
     5 {lb|en|computer graphics|by analogy to a stack of (l en
  transparency 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.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.
     n.
     A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Layer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     Englanti n.
     1 kerros
     2 taso
     Englanti vb.
     kerrostaa, muodostaa kerroksia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  layer
     Engelska n.
     1 lager, skikt
     2 vadhållare
     Engelska vb.
     1 varva, lägga i lager
     2 (tagg botanik språk=en) föröka genom avläggare

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/
  laag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Layer /lˈeɪə/
  الطبقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  layer //lɛə// //lɛɚ// //ˈleɪ.ə// //ˈleɪ.ɚ// 
  1. слой
  drawing surface (computer graphics)
  2. кат
  item of clothing worn under or over another
  3. пласт, слой
  single thickness of some material covering a surface
  4. носачка
  hen kept to lay eggs
  5. присадка
  shoot of a plant

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  layer //lɛə// //lɛɚ// //ˈleɪ.ə// //ˈleɪ.ɚ// 
  1. наслоявам
  to arrange in layers
  2. разслоявам
  to cut or divide into layers

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/
  nános

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/ 
  vrstva

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/ 
  poloha

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/
   [eko] vrstva (botanika)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/
  úroveň

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/
  sloj

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/ 
  haen

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  layer /lˈeɪə/ 
  haenu