interlayer

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adjective

Situated between layers.

OriginEnglish layer ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterlayer (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSituated between layers.
nouninterlayer (plural interlayers)

plural interlayers

  1. A layer of material sandwiched between others, especially a layer of plastic between the layers of laminated glass.
verbinterlayer (third-person singular simple present interlayers, present participle interlayering, simple past and past participle interlayered)

present singular third person interlayers · participle present interlayering · participle past interlayered · past interlayered

  1. transitiveTo layer among each other; to produce alternating layers of.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishlayer
  8. Englishinterlayer

From inter- + layer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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