bɛd ˈlɛv.əl ˈstɹɑːtəm

make or form a layer layer the different colored sands thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells a hen that lays eggs single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach an abstract place usually conceived as having depth a good actor communicates on several levels a simile has at least two layers of meaning the mind functions on many strata simultaneously a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another