thin outer layer

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• layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …   Medical dictionary

• layer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, thin ▪ Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust. ▪ deep, dense, heavy, thick ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• layer — I UK [ˈleɪə(r)] / US [ˈleɪr] noun [countable] Word forms layer : singular layer plural layers *** 1) an amount or sheet of a substance that covers a surface or that lies between two things or two other substances Glue the layers together and let… …   English dictionary

• Boundary layer — For the anatomical structure, see Boundary layer of uterus. Boundary layer visualization, showing transition from laminar to turbulent condition In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is that layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of… …   Wikipedia

• cement layer — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, the outer layer of cerotegument. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The thin layer outside the wax of certain insect bodies, that may consist of tanned protein or a shellac like substance and may function in… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Multi-layer insulation — Closeup of Multi layer insulation from a satellite. The metal coated plastic layers and the scrim separator are visible. Multi layer insulation, or MLI, is thermal insulation composed of multiple layers of thin sheets often used on spacecraft. It …   Wikipedia

• Double layer (interfacial) — A double layer (DL, also called an electrical double layer, EDL) is a structure that appears on the surface of an object when it is placed into a liquid. The object might be a solid particle, a gas bubble, a liquid droplet, or a porous body. The… …   Wikipedia

• Muscular layer — LAYERS (Muscular layer includes the 2nd through 4th layers): serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal …   Wikipedia

• circular muscle layer — 1. The outermost muscular layer. 2. (BRYOZOA: Phylactolaemata) In the body, the outer of the two thin muscle layers, between the peritoneum and the epithelium. 3. (ECHIURA) In all, except for genus Ikeda. 4. (SIPUNCULA) May be grouped into… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …   Universalium

• Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …   Universalium