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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeckschicht
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dek-shikht
"Entfernen Sie die oberste Schicht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The uppermost stratum or surface sheet in a collection of superimposed layers.
"Remove the top-layer of soil before planting the new seeds."
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Serving as or situated at the highest level of a structured sequence or hierarchy.
"The cake was decorated with a rich top-layer frosting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English noun 'top', meaning highest part or summit, and the Middle English noun 'layer', originating from the verb 'lay' with the agent suffix '-er'. The compound emerged in modern industrial and scientific contexts to describe the uppermost stratum of a multi-tiered surface or structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Top-layer" is said worldwide
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couche supérieure
Transliteration: koosh sy-p-ryor
"Retirez la couche supérieure de terre."
Deckschicht
Transliteration: dek-shikht
"Entfernen Sie die oberste Schicht."
strato superiore
Transliteration: stra-to su-pe-rio-re
"Rimuovi lo strato superiore di terra."
capa superior
Transliteration: ka-pa su-pe-ryor
"Retira la capa superior de tierra."
camada superior
Transliteration: ka-ma-da su-pe-ri-or
"Remova a camada superior de solo."
ऊपरी परत
Transliteration: oopari parat
"मिट्टी की ऊपरी परत को हटा दें।"
表层
Transliteration: biǎocéng
"请去除土壤的表层。"
표층
Transliteration: pyochung
"흙의 표층을 제거하세요."
表層
Transliteration: hyōsō
"土の表層を取り除いてください。"
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