plying >> /plʌɪ/
Definition: [noun] A thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material.
Example: tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination
Definition: [noun] short for plywood
Example: The table, as well as the maple ply and cast-steel dining chairs, are easily wiped clean after meals.
Definition: [noun] (in game theory) the number of levels at which branching occurs in a tree of possible outcomes, typically corresponding to the number of moves ahead (in chess strictly half-moves ahead) considered by a computer program.
Example: This creates a ‘tree’ of analysis with moves branching at each ply.