interlayer

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verb

in·​ter·​lay·​er ˌin-tər-ˈlā-ər 

-ˈler

interlayered; interlayering

1

transitive : to insert (something) between or as if between other layers : to arrange (something) in alternating parts or layers

… this production interlayered scenes from both operas, switching the action back and forth …

—Jeremy Eichler

… a kind of rice pudding, interlayered with jam and topped with puff pastry …

—Harry Wallop

2

intransitive : to lie or settle in layers between other layers

… as the lenses [of celestite] become larger and more abundant, they interlayer and form a single continuous bed.

—Douglas L. Rickman

interlayering noun

plural interlayerings

the interlayering of different sediments

interlayer

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noun

plural interlayers

: a layer placed between other layers

This glass is created by fusing two glass sheets with a plastic interlayer.

—AISGlass.com

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interlayer

• monolayer
• multilayer
• multiplayer
• overlayer
• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor