"multilayer" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English multilayer From multi- + layer. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|multi-|layer|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English multilayer [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "good", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mel-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ml̥tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moltos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "læġ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lay", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "layer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multilayer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="multilayer"> From multi- + layer. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multilayer (not comparable)
  1. Any system of multiple layers, especially of multiple monolayers Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: multilayer perceptron, nonmultilayer Translations (any system of multiple layers): multicouche (French), mehrschichtig (German), pluristratificato (Italian), multicapa (Spanish), mångskiktad (Swedish), flerskiktad (Swedish)

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