Layer
- Layer
Layer may refer to:
* A layer of dieposits found on archaeological excavation isolated as a single context in the stratigraphy of the site
* A layer hen, a hen raised to produce eggs.
* In abstraction, a layer is an abstract place conceived as having depth.
* Stratum, a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics.
* Thermocline, a layer within a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
* Layering, a technique for plant propagation.
* Layered hair, a popular hair styling technique.
* Layering (clothing), the wearing of multiple layers of clothing for practical or fashion purposes
Places:
* Layer de la Haye is a village in Essex, England.
In fiction:
* Layer, a scantily-clad female Maverick Hunter in the "Mega Man X" series. She works as a Navigator and has a crush on the character Zero.
In computing and technology:
* Abstraction layer
** Layer (stack frame)
*Networking:
**OSI model layers
**Internet protocol suite layers
* 2D computer graphics#Layers, layers in 2D computer graphics
* Layers %28digital image editing%29
* layer (object-oriented design).
* DVD layer, such as in DVD Dual layer recording
* Appleton Layer, or F region (telecommunications)
* Layer (HTML tag) was an <iframe>-like tag, unique to Netscape 4 browsers. It has been deprecated and fallen out of use.
* In instructional design a layer is an element of the design architecture representing a function carried out by an instructional artifact. Design layers are characterized by coherent design languages that are used to express different layers of the design.
* A subset of related objects on a CAD drawing which can be viewed and manipulated separately from the whole drawing. Layers are usually organised to one of several recognised standard, such as ISO 13567.
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layer — 1. (lè ié. Il se conjugue comme payer) v. a. Terme d eaux et forêts. Tracer une laie, une route étroite dans une forêt. Marquer les bois qu on doit laisser dans l abatis des bois de haute futaie ou dans la coupe des taillis. HISTORIQUE XVIe … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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layer — Layer. v. act. Terme des eaux & forests. Tracer une laye, une route dans une forest. Layer un bois … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
