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multilayer

multilayer

1 4.2
An item made of two or more parts placed on top of each other to make it stronger
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌltiˌleɪər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multicapa
  • The multilayer custom filter media were developed to withstand pressure loading while allowing depth loading.
  • thin-film multilayers
  • multilayer structure
  • multilayer film

Examples

  • These colors are enhanced by thin film and multilayer interference, diffraction ratings, light scattering or photonic crystals.

  • Durable adhesion of polyimide to a Cu conductor is required for multilayers.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The market for multilayer boards has grown from approximately $700 million in 1980 to almost $3.4 billion in 1993.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The Iris 200 takes only seconds to characterize even multilayer thin-film structures.

    Academic text (1997)
  • There has been much interest recently in the use of magnetic multilayers as a means of decreasing noise in thin-film media.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Its purple coating is a highly reflective multilayer stack of dielectric materials.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The switch includes field-adjustable multilayer vanes for installation in pipes from 1 in. to 20 in., and is designed to meet NEMA-4 watertight construction.

    Academic text (2002)
  • More recently, nanostructuring of multilayers has allowed the creation of a variety of nonlinear optoelectronic devices, such as lasers and light-emitting diodes.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The interconnect systems normally consist of thin-film multilayers with conductor circuit planes and interlevel dielectric layers, the latter containing interconnecting vias.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The new smartphone features a multilayer design that improves durability against drops.

Synonyms

multiwall
vsmultilayer
  • Specialized
7.0

A layered sheet that protects and insulates items

is a broader term for any manufactured item made of several layers

Antonyms

monolayer
  • Specialized
7.2

Made of a single layer one atom or molecule thick

How Layered

multilayer
  • Specialized
1 4.2
three-ply
3.9
two-ply
1 3.1

Surface Forms

multilayer singular
multilayers plural

Morphology

multilayer = layer (transparent) = multi + layer

The meaning is directly compositional: a material or object made of multiple layers.

Etymology

Multilayer comes from multi- 'many' and layer 'a thin sheet or level'. A multilayer product is a thing made of several stacked layers, so it can be stronger or do more than a single layer alone.