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stratification

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strat·i·fi·ca·tion  (strt-f-kshn)
n.
1.
a. Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.
b. The condition of being stratified.
2. A layered configuration.
stratification [ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
2. the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
3. (Sociology) Sociol See social stratification
[C17 (in the obsolete sense: the act of depositing in layers) and C18 (in the current senses): from New Latin strātificātiōnem, from stratificāre to stratify]
stratificational  adj
stratification  (strt-f-kshn)
Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock, sediments, or atmospheric regions.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stratification - the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social stratastratification - the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, assortment, categorisation, categorization - the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
2.stratification - the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
social stratification
condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
3.stratification - forming or depositing in layers
foliation - (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
geologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
4.stratification - a layered configuration
shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
5.stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position - the act of putting something in a certain place
Translations
stratification [ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → estratificación f
stratification
n (lit, fig) → Schichtung f; (= stratifying also) → Schichtenbildung f; (Geol) → Stratifikation f
stratification [ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → stratificazione f
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The glasses discovered traces of stratification produced by successive eruptions, and the neighborhood was strewn with volcanic remains which still choked some of the craters.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
And this same widening gulf--which is due to the length and expense of the higher educational process and the increased facilities for and temptations towards refined habits on the part of the rich--will make that exchange between class and class, that promotion by intermarriage which at present retards the splitting of our species along lines of social stratification, less and less frequent.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
I have never heard of any other instance of table-land in a formation of quartz, and which, in the hill I examined, had neither cleavage nor stratification.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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