layer vs region

region vs layer

layer and region both are nouns.

layer is a verb but region is not a verb.

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

As nouns, region is a hypernym of layer; that is, region is a word with a broader meaning than layer:

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
region: the extended spatial location of something

Other hypernyms of layer include part.

layer (noun)	region (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
a hen that lays eggs	a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance	the extended spatial location of something
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth	a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another	the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

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

Difference between layer and region

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