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strat·i·fi·ca·tion

(străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

a. Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.

b. The condition of being stratified.

2. A layered configuration.

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stratification

(ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. (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]

ˌstratifiˈcational adj

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strat•i•fi•ca•tion

(ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act or process of stratifying.

2. a stratified state or appearance.

3. the hierarchal division of society according to rank, caste, or class.

4. a stratified geological formation.

[1610–20; < Medieval Latin strātificātiō. See strati-, -fication]

strat·i·fi·ca·tion

(străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.

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Noun	1.	stratification - 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

Lagerung Stratifikation

stratificazione

stratification

[ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → estratificación f

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stratification

n (lit, fig) → Schichtung f; (= stratifying also) → Schichtenbildung f; (Geol) → Stratifikation f

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stratification

[ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → stratificazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

strat·i·fi·ca·tion

n. estratificación, formación en capas.

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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.

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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. I was told that the rock of the "Corral" was white, and would strike fire.

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Chinese and Western sociologists address various aspects of the new urban China, centering on residency, community, class, and stratification. Among their topics are the stratification of urban residential space and community interaction: the case of Dongshan New Town in Nanjing, changes in assets held by the middle class during social transition: an analysis based on surveys of urban residents in the Pearl River Delta from 1986 to 2004, community economic structure and the social capital of the individual: examples among poor residents in Guangzhou and Lanzhou, and the interstitial production of civil society: lawsuits involving neighborhood agency rights in Nanyuan.

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Previous studies on the MD and stroke have focused on high-risk cardiovascular disease (CVD) groups or without stratification of CVD risk factors.

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The results of the risk stratification study, designed to provide a new tool to aid clinical decision making for patient care, are reported on line in the journal Urology.

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The statement supports tissue based molecular testing for prostate cancer risk stratification in low and favorable-intermediate risk men and germline testing for hereditary cancer syndrome in prostate cancer patients with a family history of cancer or high-risk disease.

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The "heterogeneity of effect of genetic variants on different disease profiles, emphasizes the need for patient stratification in future genetic studies.