thick layer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthickandlayer
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thick
adjective
uk/θɪk/us/θɪk/
having a large distance between ...
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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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(Definition ofthickandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofthick layer
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The hind legs and lower abdomen rapidly became coated with athicklayerof pollen.
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The soil is continually moist and covered with athicklayerof leaves and decaying humus.
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The latter also exhibited dense globules (asterisks) in thethicklayer.
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Abandoned for many years, the space was unheated, covered in athicklayerof brick dust, and had become a haven for mosquitoes.
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Locally, this sandstone is pinkish, but this is only a c. 3 mmthicklayerof surface weathering.
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At its base there is a 5-10 cmthicklayermade up of weathered sedimentary sand and clay deposits showing crosslamination.
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This suggests that thethicklayerof leaf litter provided suitable microhabitats for the subterranean and understorey beetles.
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The droplet of water may be taken to fall vertically on to an otherwise still horizontalthicklayerof water, for definiteness.
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Athicklayerof keratin develops, to which the patient is usually oblivious, and autolysis takes place underneath.
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Nerve axons are surrounded by athicklayerof homogenous axolemma containing electron-dense vesicles which might be neurosecretory granules.
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This is followed by a c. 1 mthicklayerof calcareous sandstone with reworked carbonate grains, partly replaced by silica.
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In this species, metaphase spindles of primary spermatocytes showed athicklayerof perispindle membranes.
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The soils in the forested areas are characterized by having poor drainage and brackish waters, and are covered by athicklayerof peat.
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The base of the chamber was then covered with athicklayerof cotton padding, which acted as a sound absorber.
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Ion amplitude and ion velocity was similarly higher for a 3 mmthicklayerof nano-particles.
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The roofs of all sheds were covered with athicklayerof palm fronds, to mimic those of animal shelters (and some houses) in the study areas.
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