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# layer

«layer» in Mova's school dictionary: **one flat level of something lying on top of or under…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (layer, layers); verb (layer, layers, layered, layering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A layer is one flat level of something lying on top of or under another, like a layer of a cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m1)

2) A layer is a thin covering over a surface, like a layer of dust or paint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m2)

3) To layer is to put things in layers, like layering clothes in cold weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m3)

4) A layer is a hen that lays eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

equal levels: things in each layer × layers; a cake or box with layers; in science: the Earth has layers (crust, mantle, core), rocks form in layers, the air has layers; in everyday life: wear layers when it is cold; phrases: «a layer of», «the ozone layer», «layer cake»

### examples

- The cake has 3 layers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x1)
- Each layer of the box holds 12 eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x2)
- The wall has 20 layers of bricks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x3)
- How many cans are in 4 layers? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x4)
- A thin layer of dust covered the old book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x5)
- The Earth has three main layers: crust, mantle and core. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x6)
- Wear layers on a cold day so you can take one off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x7)
- The ozone layer protects us from the Sun's rays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x8)
- Put a layer of jam between the two cakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x9)
- Then the magpie put another layer of mud over the twigs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x10)

### note

Layers are equal groups: total = layers × in each layer. A box of 4 layers of 3 rows of 5 holds 4 × 3 × 5. Countable: a layer, two layers.

### In the corpora

- [Royal news comes in layers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/2/)
- [Multitrack recording puts each part on its own track, so one singer can record many layers of harmony.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/9/)
- [Sound designers make and mix many layers of sound so a scene feels bigger, scarier or funnier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/24-voices-sound-and-music-in-films-and-cartoons/9/)
- [An onion is a bulb whose layers are swollen leaves storing food for next year's growth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/57-roots-stems-and-leaves/13/)
- [Penguins also keep warm with a thick layer of fat and tightly packed waterproof feathers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/99-the-penguin-pool/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «layer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.