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layering

/ˈleɪ.ə.rɪŋ/

/ˈleɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

layeringnoun

layerings

Translations

superpositionDisposition en couches, empilement de plusieurs couches.

The layering of the cake involved alternating layers of sponge and cream.

La superposition du gâteau comportait des couches alternées de génoise et de crème.

superpositionVêtements portés en plusieurs couches pour la chaleur ou le style.

Layering is essential during winter to stay warm and comfortable.

La superposition est essentielle en hiver pour rester au chaud et à l'aise.

marcottageBotanique.

Gardeners often use layering to propagate new plants from existing ones.

Les jardiniers utilisent souvent le marcottage pour multiplier de nouvelles plantes à partir de plantes existantes.

Definitions

The process of arranging or placing something in layers.

The layering of the cake involved alternating layers of sponge and cream.

A method of plant propagation in which a stem is bent to the ground and covered with soil to encourage it to take root.

Gardeners often use layering to propagate new plants from existing ones.

The act of wearing multiple layers of clothing for warmth or style.

Layering is essential during winter to stay warm and comfortable.

Synonyms

layeringgerund / present participle

/ˈleɪ.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈleɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to qualify nouns, meaning ‘involving or characterized by layers’.

Translations

superposéSe dit d'un effet visuel, d'une structure ou d'un matériau organisé en couches.

The layering effect gave the painting remarkable depth.

L'effet superposé donnait au tableau une profondeur remarquable.

Additional translations

stratifiéTechnique ou aspect présentant plusieurs couches distinctes.

Definitions

Creating or characterized by layers; involving the arrangement of material in layers.

The layering effect gave the painting remarkable depth.

Synonyms

layerverb

layering

ing-form

layered

Past Simple

layered

Past Participle

layering

ing-form

/ˈleɪ.ə/

/ˈleɪ.ɚ/

Translations

superposerSens général : disposer en couches.

She layered the cake with chocolate and cream.

Elle a superposé le gâteau avec du chocolat et de la crème.

dégraderCoiffure : couper en étages pour donner du volume.

The stylist layered her hair to add volume.

Le coiffeur a dégradé ses cheveux pour leur donner du volume.

Additional translations

marcotterHorticulture.

Definitions

To arrange or form in layers.

She layered the cake with chocolate and cream.

To cut or divide into layers.

The stylist layered her hair to add volume.

To apply or spread in layers.

He layered the paint to achieve a textured effect.

Horticulture: to propagate (a plant) by bending a shoot to the ground and covering part of it with soil so that it forms roots.

They decided to layer the old rose bush to produce new plants.

Synonyms

layernoun

Definitions

A single thickness of a material covering a surface or forming an overlying part.

The cake had a layer of chocolate icing on top.

A level of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or forming a part of a structure.

The archaeologists discovered a layer of ancient pottery beneath the soil.

A stratum of the atmosphere or the earth.

The ozone layer protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays.

A person or thing that lays something, such as a hen that lays eggs.

The farmer was proud of his best layer, which produced the most eggs.

A distinct level or tier within a non-physical or conceptual structure, especially in computing, organization, or analysis.

The network operates on multiple layers, with the application layer handling user requests.

Horticulture: a shoot or branch bent to the ground and partially covered with soil to take root while still attached to the parent plant.

The gardener inserted a peg to keep the layer in contact with the moist soil.

layeradjective

Definitions

Attributive: relating to or consisting of layers; having layers.

The chef prepared a layer cake for dessert.