surface layer

surface layer — phrase

1. a layer on the outside of a material whose resistance to electric current is dif

1.片語C2
釋義

a layer on the outside of a material whose resistance to electric current is different from the material below it

例句

After rain, Putri blamed the wet surface layer for the strange reading.

wet surface layer affects a meter reading

The lab heated the metal until its surface layer became less conductive.

surface layer became less conductive

同義詞
  • coating

    usually suggests a layer applied on purpose, not just any altered outer layer

  • film

    often stresses how thin the layer is, especially in scientific contexts

文法句型

a surface layer of moisture

the surface layer of the metal

measure the surface layer

用法筆記

Common in technical writing about coatings, moisture, corrosion, and testing. It often refers to the thin outer part that behaves differently from the solid material underneath.