layer vs mantle

mantle vs layer

layer and mantle both are nouns.

layer and mantle both are verbs.

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

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

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
mantle: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

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

layer (noun)	mantle (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
a hen that lays eggs	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

layer (verb)	mantle (verb)
make or form a layer	cover like a mantle
	spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between layer and mantle

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