overlayer
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌleɪər/
- Specialized
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capa protectora
- A protective overlayer of plywood was installed over the joists to enhance the floor's stability.
What deals he buying overlayer for house that that'd be a little awkward at least.
- What deals he buying overlayer for house that that'd be a little awkward at least.
Examples
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It comes with a plastic overlayer with a paper underlayer.
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For an overlayer of polyimide on a metal, an uncured polyimide precursor, usually polyamic acid, is spin-coated onto the metal and then thermally cured.
Academic text (1998) -
The thicknesses of these overlayers are on the order of a micron.
Academic text (1992) -
c: Ultrafine-grained overlayers, coatings, or buried layers.
Academic text (1993) -
The initial pressure of the cavity gases exceeds the pressure from overlayers of hard dirt and rock by many orders of magnitude.
Academic text (2003) -
To generate a useful signal, the incident photons must penetrate several overlayers of SiO2 or polycrystalline silicon to reach the single-crystal silicon substrate.
Academic text (1992) -
The architect specified an overlayer of insulation to improve the building's energy efficiency.
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For added strength, each beam was covered with an overlayer of concrete before the finishing materials were applied.
Synonyms
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2.0
A thin sheet of material that covers a surface
12
1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
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4.8
A layer of material placed on something for protection or decoration
4
6.8
An outer layer fixed to the outside of a building to keep weather out and make it look better
2
6.5
A layer of boards or panels on a building to protect and strengthen it
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5.7
A final layer of paint or varnish that protects a surface
A material builders use to cover and protect floors, walls, or roofs
A protective layer added to something to stop damage
How Protective
- Specialized
4
6.8
- Specialized
74
4.5
- Specialized
2
6.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overlayer comes from the parts over, which means 'on top', and layer, which means 'a flat sheet or level'. So, an overlayer is a layer put on top of a building's structure to act as a protective cover and a base for the final surface.