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

Examples of interlayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That interlayer doubles or even quadruples resistance to delamination. —New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026

Five large compartments offer buckle bands for rings and earrings, a necklace strap, an interlayer visible zip pouch, and a long zip pocket. —Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023

Separately, in research to be presented later this week, imec will show 300-mm compatible process optimizations steps to improve MoS2 transistor characteristic by including a gadolinium aluminate interlayer among other things. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2021

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