mehrlagigen

Mehrlagigen is the inflected form of the German adjective mehrlagig, which describes something that consists of or is built from several distinct layers. The term is used primarily in technical and scientific contexts to denote multilayered structures, coatings, or laminates. It emphasizes physical layering rather than mere complexity, and it is often contrasted with terms like vielschichtig, which focus more on diversity of aspects than on physical layering.

Common applications include electronics and materials engineering: mehrlagige Leiterplatten (multilayer printed circuit boards); mehrlagige Beschichtungen (multi-layer coatings) or Laminat; mehrlagige Dämmungen in building construction; mehrlagige Glas- oder Fassadensysteme. In each case the adjective describes a product or component that achieves its properties through multiple successive layers.

Etymology: mehrlagig is composed from mehr (“more”) and lagig, a form related to Lage or Schicht, with the adjectival suffix -ig to indicate a characteristic. The related nouns include Mehrlagigkeit (the property of being multi-layered) and Mehrlagen/Mehrlage (the multiple layers).

See also: mehrschichtig, Vielschichtigkeit, Laminat, Leiterplatte, Beschichtung.

Note: The exact declension of mehrlagig (and thus forms like mehrlagigen) depends on grammatical case, gender, and number of the noun it modifies. For example: eine mehrlagige Beschichtung, mehrere mehrlagige Beschichtungen, einer mehrlagigen Struktur.