The tent thus consists of discrete layers separated by gaps within which the caterpillars rest.

The tent consists of discrete layers of silk separated by gaps and the temperature in these compartments varies markedly.

The sample must be composed of a small number of discrete, well-defined layers that are optically homogeneous and isotropic.

These discrete layers create a temporal record of the water in which the fish has inhabited.

Glutinous silt and clay-sized material was then laid down in discrete layers with the sand.

A stratigraphic analysis found 55 discrete layers, indicated by changes in shell and sand mixture.

Different species are known to segregate themselves by depth, forming dense, discrete conspecific layers, probably to avoid competition between different species.

The jawbreaker is composed of several discrete layers to mirror the color-changing effect from the book.

Several reports indicated that the ozone depletion occurs in discrete layers, rather than uniformly, apparently dependent on sudden influxes of air from elsewhere.

The Si and Mg octahedra align in discrete layers alternating up the c-axis.