layer vs ozone layer

ozone layer vs layer

layer and ozone layer both are nouns.

layer is a verb but ozone layer is not a verb.

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

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

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
ozone layer: a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

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

layer (noun)	ozone layer (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
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)	ozone layer (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and ozone layer

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