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interlayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-lay-er
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated between layers.

noun

A layer of material sandwiched between others, especially a layer of plastic between the layers of laminated glass.

verb

To layer among each other; to produce alternating layers of.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English layer English interlayer From inter- + layer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

interlayers (plural) interlayers (present, singular) interlayering (participle, present) interlayered (participle, past) interlayered (past)

Questions

What does interlayer mean?
Situated between layers.
Where does interlayer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English layer English interlayer From inter- + layer.

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