🍰 Having many layers 🪙 A layered material

multilayer

1 4.1

Made of two or more parts placed on top of each other

adjective
/ˈmʌltiˌleɪər/

: multicapa

The artist created a beautiful painting using a multilayer technique to add depth to the colors.

So you had your guys reach out to them and say, hey, that's multilayer.

Examples

Instead, Ward prefers to thermoform Senosan, a thick, tough, multilayer plastic sheet developed by Austria's Senoplast Klepsch & Co.

Academic text (1999)
The architect designed a multilayer roof that provides better insulation and durability.
For maximum protection, the packaging features a multilayer design that keeps the product safe during shipping.

Synonyms

layered

vsmultilayer

1 3.5

Having parts that lie on top of each other, like a cake

emphasizes having more than one layer placed directly on top of each other

multitiered

vsmultilayer

1 4.4

Having several levels one above another, like stadium seating

highlights physical stacking of layers rather than stages or levels

Antonyms

monolayer

Specialized

7.2

Made of a single layer one atom or molecule thick

How Layered

multilayered

4 4.8

multilayer

1 4.1

bilayer

Specialized

6.6

monolayer

Specialized

7.2

Surface Forms

multilayer positive

Morphology

multilayer = layer (transparent) = multi + layer

The meaning is directly compositional: something with multiple layers.

Etymology

Multilayer joins multi- meaning 'many' (as in multiple) and layer meaning 'a thin sheet or level'. So a multilayer thing has more than one layer placed on top of each other, which is why we call a cake or jacket 'multilayer' when it has stacked parts.