layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
layer | a hen that lays eggs |
layer bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
stratum corneum corneum horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum stratum basale malpighian layer rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva conjunctival layer of bulb tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva conjunctival layer of eyelids tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
level layer stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
D-layer D region | the lowest region of the ionosphere ( tomiles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves |
Appleton layer F layer F region | the highest region of the ionosphere (fromto miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for longange radio transmission |
Heaviside layer Kennelly-Heaviside layer E layer E region | a region of the ionosphere (fromtomiles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length |
layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
ozone layer ozonosphere | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatelymiles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
mist | a thin fog with condensation near the ground |
ice crystal snow mist diamond dust poudrin ice needle frost snow frost mist | small crystals of ice |
love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena | European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers |
snow-in-summer love-in-a-mist Cerastium tomentosum | chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers |
mistflower mist-flower ageratum Conoclinium coelestinum Eupatorium coelestinum | rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers, sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium |
love-in-a-mist running pop wild water lemon Passiflora foetida | tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts, stems malodorous when crushed |
mist mist over | become covered with mist, The windshield misted over |
layer | make or form a layer, layer the different colored sands |
mist | spray finely or cover with mist |
obscure befog becloud obnubilate haze over fog cloud mist | make less visible or unclear, The stars are obscured by the clouds, the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley |