bilayer

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noun

Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules

OriginEnglish layer ← Middle English leyen ← Old English leċġan →
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Meanings

nounbilayer (plural bilayers)

plural bilayers

  1. Any structure consisting of two layers of molecules

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*logʰéyeti
  8. Proto-Germanic*lagjaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*laggjan
  10. Old Englishleċġan
  11. Middle Englishleyen
  12. Englishlay
  13. Englishlayer
  14. Englishbilayer

From bi- + layer.

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Translations

French bicouche
  • bicoucheany structure consisting of two layers of molecules
Portuguese bicamada
  • bicamadaany structure consisting of two layers of molecules

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

bilayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilayer

MLA

“bilayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilayer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilayer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilayer.

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