层 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
- layer noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
- ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
- storey noun A level or floor of a building.
- stratum noun One of a number of flat layers of material stacked on top of each other.
Senses
层 is used for these senses in English:
- coset (algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
- floor (construction, architecture) A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
- layer A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- ply A layer of material.
- storey A floor or level of a building or ship.
- stratum (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
floor — full definition
- noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
- noun A storey or level of a building.
- noun A set minimum limit, especially for a price or rate.
- verb To knock someone down, or to shock or overwhelm them completely.
layer — full definition
- noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
- noun A hen kept specifically for producing eggs.
- verb To arrange something in layers.
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