underlying layer

collocation in English

meaningsofunderlyingandlayer

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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Cells in theunderlyinglayerare compressed, creating tension in the plant tissue and holding the trap open.
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Cells in theunderlyinglayerare expanded and relax the plant tissues, resulting in a closed trap.
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This is a result of the viscous stress with theunderlyinglayer.
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For estimation of the number of cells adhering to the layers, the supernatant fluid was removed at various times and theunderlyinglayerwas washed once.
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It is believed that they are avalanches of bright dust that expose a darkerunderlyinglayer.
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A finger or stylus deforms the glass to contact theunderlyinglayer.
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Typical base course thickness ranges from 4 to 6 inches and is governed byunderlyinglayerproperties.
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Through an incision in front of the ear, the cheek flap is elevated below theunderlyinglayerof fat.
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The periostracum is very often a different color than theunderlyinglayerof the shell.
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These scales are continually being produced by cell division in theunderlyinglayerof the epidermis, the stratum germinativum, and the surface of individual scutes sloughs off periodically.
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Slyomovics invokes the idea of a palimpsest, a canvas on which layers of painted realities reveal underlying layers through the dominating, top image.
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The soils consist of crushed volcanic rock and sand with anunderlyinglayerof clay and sand called tepetate at an average depth of about a meter.
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The membranes of mesothelium are tightly bound to anunderlyinglayerof connective tissue which provides the blood vessels and nerves for the overlying secretory cells.
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These genes are associated with the protein responsible for skin attachment to the underlying layers, laminin 332.
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When damage penetrates into some of the underlying layers, it is a partial-thickness or second-degree burn.
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Individual lobes caused by this unstable state break off and move downward, settling into the underlying layers.
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This thin layer of oxide protects the underlying layers of the metal from the air preventing the entire metal from oxidizing.
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Only the top few layers of the metal react, and the layer of tarnish seals and protects the underlying layers from reacting.
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A dark layer at the top forms a cap rock that protects the underlying layers from erosion.
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