interlayer
nounUK /ˈɪntəleɪə/
US /ˈɪntərleɪər/
A layer that sits between two other layers.
The glass has a thin plastic interlayer to keep it from breaking apart.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person or thing that inserts layers between others.
The interlayer carefully stacked the sheets of material.
3. In geology, a thin rock layer between thicker beds.
The sandstone contains a thin shale interlayer.
4. In electronics, a material placed between conductive layers.
The chip uses an insulating interlayer to separate the wires.
5. In linguistics, a word or morpheme inserted between parts of another word.
Some languages use an interlayer to link compound words.