useampikerroksinen

Useampikerroksinen is a Finnish adjective meaning multilayered or multi-storey. It describes something that consists of several distinct layers or floors, rather than a single homogeneous layer. The term is commonly used in architecture and construction, but also appears in geology, materials science, and biology to indicate structures with more than one layer.

The word is formed from useampi (several) and kerros (layer or storey) with the adjectival suffix -inen, producing a closed compound: useampikerroksinen. It is used in a descriptive, neutral sense and agrees with the noun it modifies, for example useampikerroksinen rakennus or useampikerroksinen kalvo.

In practice, useampikerroksinen is applied to buildings with multiple floors, such as high-rise or multistory structures. In other fields, it can refer to layered sedimentary sequences, multilayer coatings or films, composite materials with several laminae, or epithelial tissues composed of multiple cell layers. The term does not imply a fixed number of layers; it simply indicates more than one.

Related Finnish terms include kerroksellinen and kerrostunut, which convey layered or stratified concepts more generally. Useampikerroksinen is a versatile, neutral descriptor used across disciplines to emphasize the presence of multiple layers or levels in a single object or structure.