[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/layer/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) / layer # layer noun (layer, layers); verb (layer, layers, layered, layering) «layer» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A layer is one flat level of something lying on top of or under another, like a layer of a cake. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m3) 4. A layer is a hen that lays eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#m4) ### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x1) - Each layer of the box holds 12 eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x2) - The wall has 20 layers of bricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x3) - How many cans are in 4 layers? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x4) - A thin layer of dust covered the old book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x5) - The Earth has three main layers: crust, mantle and core. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x7) - The ozone layer protects us from the Sun's rays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x8) - Put a layer of jam between the two cakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/#x9) - Then the magpie put another layer of mud over the twigs. [tree →](https://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 Jewish tradition Interpretation: The layer of dew around the manna is read as a protection, with dew above and below, to keep it fresh. In the primary 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 - And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground. (Torah EXO.16.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/layer/#x1) - And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew round about the camp. (Torah EXO.16.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/layer/#x2) - Meroz has associated these ‘three books’ with what she regards to be the three original textual layers of the SY, woven together after their composition into a single work by an editor. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/layer/#x3) ### 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. ## Meaning ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «layer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«layer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/layer.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «layer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/layer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«layer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/layer.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «layer» in the mysticism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/L/layer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«layer» in the mysticism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/layer.html) on Mova free.