air layer

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verb (used without object)

to treat a plant by means of air layering.

to use air layering to propagate a plant.

noun

a plant, commonly a young one, that has been propagated by air layering.

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Origin of air layer

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby air layer

air jacket, air kiss, air lance, air lane, air-launched cruise missile, air layer, air layering, airless, air letter, airlift, airlifter

How to use air layer in a sentence

When the lizard exhales, air exits through the nostrils and expands the trapped air layer.
How some lizards breathe underwater|Sharon Oosthoek|July 27, 2021|Science News
When the lizard now exhales, Boccia thinks that this air exits through the nostrils and expands the trapped air layer.
A bubble of air lets some lizards breathe underwater|Sharon Oosthoek|July 14, 2021|Science News For Students
Depending on how deep the cold air layer is and how long it holds will determine whether the bulk of the precipitation falls as snow, ice or rain.
D.C.-area forecast: Mild sunshine with less wind before a dry but cold weekend|David Streit|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Issued to the military for decades, it’s a heavy rubber boot with a highly-effective insulating air layer, and completely waterproof.
Dress like an Alaskan to weather the winter cold|By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life|January 20, 2021|Popular-Science

So the extra equivalent air layer due to the motion is approximately ±α z cos θ, a quantity independent of μ.
The Ether of Space|Oliver Lodge