layer vs troposphere

troposphere vs layer

layer and troposphere both are nouns.

layer is a verb but troposphere is not a verb.

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

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

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
troposphere: the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)

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

layer (noun)	troposphere (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
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)	troposphere (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and troposphere

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