Layer

What “Layer” means

Noun

1. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
2. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
3. A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
4. One of the items in a hierarchy.
5. 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.

Verb

1. To cut or divide into layers.
2. To arrange in layers.

Noun

1. A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
2. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
3. A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
4. A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

Where the word comes from

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. However, this word layer (referring to a thickness of a material covering a surface) has also been argued to be from a respelling of an obsolete sense of the word lair that was once used by farmers, which had to do with soil. The connecting sense between the usual meaning of lair and the specialised farming meaning was: an area where cows typically rest, the ground being fertilised by their waste. Related to lie, ledger.

Etymology tree Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer From lay + -er.

Business name ideas with “Layer”

Industries where “Layer” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• 3D Printing Business
• Cake Business
• Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)