multilayer

[adjective muhl-tee-ley-er, muhl-tahy-; noun muhl-ti-ley-er]

adjective

multilayered.

noun

Physical Chemistry. a film consisting of two or more monolayers of different substances.

Origin of multilayer

First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + layer

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Examples from the Web for multilayer

Contemporary Examples of multilayer

The film is very sort of multilayer, and really its central theme is not actually whether Phil Spector is guilty or not.
Phil Spector’s Jersey Girl Lawyer: Meet the Real Linda Kenney Baden
Lloyd Grove
March 22, 2013
The faces of all the visitors will be saved and uploaded online, to eventually become part of multilayer compilation.
The Art World's Greatest Geniuses, Unleashed
Lauren Streib
June 27, 2010

Word Origin and History for multilayer

adj.

also multi-layer, 1923, from multi- + layer (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper