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layering

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: L EY1 ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A structure made up of layers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • intricate layerings of harmony

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A method of plant propagation by rooting cuttings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of layer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English -ing English layering From layer + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: διαστρωμάτωση (diastromátosi) — structure of layers
  • Greek: στρωμάτωση (stromátosi) — structure of layers
  • Greek: καταβολάδα (katavoláda) — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Irish: cisealú — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Italian: margotta — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Italian: propagginazione — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Macedonian: полегнување (polegnuvanje) — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Malayalam: പതിവയ്ക്കൽ (pativaykkal) — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Portuguese: alporquia — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Russian: размноже́ние отво́дками (razmnožénije otvódkami) — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings
  • Vietnamese: chiết cành — a method of propagating plants by rooting cuttings