artefact vs layer

layer vs artefact

artefact and layer both are nouns.

artefact is not a verb while layer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
artefact	Yes	No	No	No
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, layer is a hyponym of artefact; that is, layer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than artefact:

artefact: a man-made object taken as a whole
layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Other hyponyms of artefact include article, facility, Americana, anachronism, antiquity, block, button, commodity, good, trade good, cone, covering, creation, decker, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, electroplate, excavation, duplicate, extra, cloth, fabric, material, textile, facility, installation, fixture, float, insert, inset, instrumentality, instrumentation, means, bed, lemon, stinker, line, marker, mystification, opening, cushioning, padding, plaything, toy, ready-made, restoration, flat solid, sheet, sphere, square, squeaker, slip, strip, construction, structure, surface, thing, track, way, weight, building material, pavement, paving, paving material.

artefact (noun)	layer (noun)
a man-made object taken as a whole	thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
	a hen that lays eggs
	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
	a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

artefact (verb)	layer (verb)
	make or form a layer

Difference between artefact and layer

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