layer of material

collocation in English

meaningsoflayerandmaterial

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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material
adjective
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the ...
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(Definition oflayerandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The calorimeter measures the change of temperature in a thinlayerofmaterialdue to its heating by the passing ion beam.
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The size of cells for the woodwindlayerofmaterialin section two demonstrates long-term growth, as they incrementally expand from two to four pitches during the lengthy discourse.
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It is impossible to resurface by putting a newlayerofmaterialon to the existing road surface.
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Alayerofmaterial8 in thick made of poly-urethane granules encloses the building within the enlarged cavities in the external walls and under the ground floors.
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Even with a completely clean surface, the electrons can spread slightly into the vacuum, leaving behind a slightly positively chargedlayerofmaterial.
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A lift is alayerofmaterial, base, or dirt to be compacted.
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When the laser is triggered and the beam strikes the target surface a thinlayerofmaterialis vaporized to form a small cloud.
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The rainscreen in a wall is sometimes defined as the firstlayerofmaterialon the wall, the siding itself.
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A biosurfactant is an extralayerofmaterialthat forms along the cell membrane.
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An underlayerofmaterialto provide linear strength and shape called a carcass and an over layer called the cover.
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A semipermeable membrane is a thinlayerofmaterialthat contains holes of various sizes, or pores.
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In chevron stacking, the stacker travels along the length of the stockpile adding layer uponlayerofmaterial.
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The scientists are foiled by an extremely denselayerofmaterialat the boundary between the two.
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In both, when a new chamber is formed a newlayerofmaterialis added to the outer surface of the entire shell.
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In the lowestlayerofmaterialat these sites, there are used pieces of ochre estimated to be 60,000 years old.
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As the printer deposits layer uponlayerofmaterialto build the object, the surface is often not entirely smooth.
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Shallow failure occurs where alayerofmaterialmoves along planes parallel to bank surfaces.
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The leather is meant to be used as an additionallayerofmaterial.
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The air flow from the fan is too high for the thinlayerofmaterialwhich results in the material travelling too quickly over the top causing increased grain losses.
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