Slab vs. Layer
Difference Between Slab and Layer
Slabnoun
A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
Layernoun
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.Slabnoun
A paving stone; a flagstone.
Layernoun
An item of clothing worn under or over another.
It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.Slabnoun
(Australia) A carton containing 24 cans of beer.
Layernoun
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.Slabnoun
An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
Layernoun
One of the items in a hierarchy.
mired in layers of deceitSlabnoun
A bird, the wryneck.
Layernoun
}} one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
Slabnoun
(nautical) The slack part of a sail.
Layernoun
A person who lays things, such as tiles.
Slabnoun
(slang) A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile or Cadillac.
Layernoun
A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.Slabnoun
(surfing) A very large wave.
Layernoun
A hen kept to lay eggs.
Slabnoun
(computing) A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
Layernoun
A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
Slabnoun
(geology) Part of a tectonic plate that is being subducted.
Layerverb
(ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers
Slabnoun
(archaic) Mud, sludge.
Layerverb
(ambitransitive) to arrange (something) in layers.
Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.Slabnoun
A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and other accessories.
Layernoun
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance;
slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinachSlabnoun
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Layernoun
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
Slabverb
(transitive) To make something into a slab.
Layernoun
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth;
a good actor communicates on several levelsa simile has at least two layers of meaningthe mind functions on many strata simultaneouslySlabadjective
(archaic) Thick; viscous.
Layernoun
a hen that lays eggs
Slabnoun
block consisting of a thick piece of something
Layernoun
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
Layerverb
make or form a layer;
layer the different colored sands
