Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "layer" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

broiler fryer roaster stewer

Derived Terms

Crookes layer D layer Dua's layer F layer Heaviside layer Kennelly-Heaviside layer Knudsen layer Lazarus layer Malpighian layer OSI layer OSI layer 8 Purkinje layer absciss layer abscission layer adlayer alpha layer basal layer baselayer bilayer biolayer blocklayer boundary layer bricklayer carpetlayer creamy layer deep scattering layer delayer egglayer epilayer epitaxial layer fog layer germ layer graphene layer gunlayer gyrolayer hemilayer heterolayer hidden layer interlayer intralayer layer 2 tunnelling protocol layer 8 layer cake layer cake federalism layer two tunnelling protocol layer up layer-cake layer-cake federalism layerable layerage layerize layerwise marzipan layer mesolayer metalayer microlayer minelayer monolayer multilayer nanolayer net layer orchestration layer overlayer ozone layer pentalayer pipe-layer pipelayer plexiform layer pre-salt layer relayer seismogenic layer semantic layer seven-layer cake seven-layer dip seven-layer salad stonelayer sublayer superlayer surface boundary layer surface layer tetralayer thickening layer thin layer chromatography thin-layer chromatography tracklayer transition layer tribolayer trilayer underlayer

Derived From

lay

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anatomical structure artefact artifact biddy bodily structure body structure complex body part forge form hen mold mould part place region shape structure work

Type Of (IsA)

artifact hen region sheet of substance structure tangible thing

Manner Of

shape

Part Of

laminate

Related Terms

bird covering cut deposit divide egg female hen hierarchy horizontal insect lay material mature stratum surface thickness tile

Synonym Network

lay level stratum

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.