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overlayer

overlayer noun: a layer of adatoms adsorbed onto a surface, as onto the surface of a single crystal.

Noun

overlayer (plural overlayers)

  1. A layer of adatoms adsorbed onto a surface, as onto the surface of a single crystal.

Forms of overlayer

pluraloverlayers

Origin of overlayer

From over- + layer.

Questions about overlayer

What does overlayer mean?
Overlayer means a layer of adatoms adsorbed onto a surface, as onto the surface of a single crystal.
What part of speech is overlayer?
Overlayer is a noun.
What is the plural of overlayer?
The plural of overlayer is overlayers.

Words near overlayer in the dictionary

  1. overlaxness
  2. overlay
  3. overlay scrollbar
  4. overlay scrollbars
  5. overlayed
  6. overlayer
  7. overlayered
  8. overlayers
  9. overlaying
  10. overlayings
  11. overlays

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