Home › Words › H › heterolayerheterolayerheterolayer · noun — any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom hetero- + layer.nounAny of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) deviceDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.heterostructure 75% match — Any structure made from a heterojunction. vs heterolayer →heterostructured 73% match — Composed of a heterostructure vs heterolayer →heterostructuring 70% match — The formation of heterostructures vs heterolayer →heterojunction 66% match — Any junction between two different semiconductors; functions as a diode vs heterolayer →heterostructural 66% match — Of or pertaining to a heterostructure vs heterolayer →superlattice 64% match — A material, especially a semiconductor, with periodically alternating layers of several crystalline substances. vs heterolayer →heterostacking 63% match — heterogenic stacking vs heterolayer →heteroepitaxial 62% match — Of or pertaining to heteroepitaxy vs heterolayer →