layer vs lithosphere

lithosphere vs layer

layer and lithosphere both are nouns.

layer is a verb but lithosphere is not a verb.

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

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

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
lithosphere: the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

Other hyponyms of layer include stratum, asthenosphere, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, exosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, ozonosphere, stratosphere, Earth's surface, surface, thermosphere, tropopause, troposphere, upper mantle, cell wall, snow.

layer (noun)	lithosphere (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
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

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

Difference between layer and lithosphere

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