LAYERING Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word layering. (close relations)
Definition of LAYERING
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accumulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an increase by natural growth or addition • several things grouped together or considered as a whole • the act of accumulating • (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation | ||||||||
arrangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the thing arranged or agreed to • an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the spatial property of the way in which something is placed • a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments • the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | ||||||||
deposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office • the act of putting something somewhere • the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office | ||||||||
heap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a car that is old and unreliable verb • bestow in large quantities • arrange in stacks • fill to overflow | ||||||||
lamination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a layered structure • bonding thin sheets together | ||||||||
piling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | ||||||||
stratification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata • the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group • forming or depositing in layers • a layered configuration • the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination | ||||||||
interleaving | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • provide (books) with blank leaves • intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data • intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations | ||||||||
overlaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior • a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface verb • put something on top of something else • kill by lying on | ||||||||
stacking | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an orderly pile • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) • a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated • a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) verb • load or cover with stacks • arrange in stacks • arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances | ||||||||
superimposition | nounn | |||||||
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tiering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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bed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep • a plot of ground in which plants are growing • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. • a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track verb • furnish with a bed • place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil • put to bed • have sexual intercourse with • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
level | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • height above ground • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • not showing abrupt variations • being on a precise horizontal plane • oriented at right angles to the plumb • of the score in a contest verb • aim at • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • make level or straight • direct into a position for use • talk frankly with; lay it on the line • become level or even | ||||||||
stratum | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) • people having the same social, economic, or educational status • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling |