multilayer

American  

[muhl-tee-ley-er, muhl-tahy-, muhl-ti-ley-er] / ˌmʌl tiˈleɪ ər, ˌmʌl taɪ-, ˈmʌl tɪˌleɪ ər /

adjective

1. multilayered.

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of multilayer

First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + layer

Example Sentences

Engineers from Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology worked with SkyWater Technology, the largest exclusively U.S. based pure play semiconductor foundry, to create a new multilayer computer chip.

From Science Daily

It's a definition that has been good enough since the 1980s, when future Nobel Prize-winner Geoffrey Hinton and others picked up on an older idea called backpropagation, applying it as an algorithm that mimics human brains by systematically reducing errors through repeated iterations and thus allows for more efficient training of multilayer neural networks.

From Salon

This photonic multilayer structure has a crucial role, because it is positioned between the two cells to facilitate efficient and uniform light distribution.

From Science Daily

In this study, we succeeded in arranging the FePt recording layers three dimensionally, by fabricating lattice-matched, FePt/Ru/FePt multilayer films, with Ru as a spacer layer.

From Science Daily

Most of her Ridwell pickups have consisted of multilayer plastics from packaging, plastic film and empty bags of the Pirate’s Booty her teenage son likes to snack on.

From Los Angeles Times