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stratification
[ strat-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or an instance of stratifying.
- a stratified state or appearance:
the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods.
- Also called social stratification. Sociology. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class:
stratification of feudal society.
- Geology.
- formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata.
- a stratum.
stratification
/ ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
- the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
- sociol See social stratification
stratification
/ străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən /
- Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock, sediments, or atmospheric regions.
stratification
- The process by which materials form or are deposited in layers, as in sedimentary rocks and some igneous rocks .
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Derived Forms
- ˌstratifiˈcational, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stratification1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stratification1
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Example Sentences
Indeed, in a world that seems bent on social stratification, the Juggalos are still busting things up, confusing the Man.
Even when one breaches the list at Chiltern, other layers of social stratification exist inside.
But to have there be a gender stratification when it comes to music?
I had just finished Close Encounters so I decided to write about social stratification on a film set.
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 28 (2), 171-197.
The stratification at Broughton is peculiar, and different from anything that is found either in Thetford or Coleraine.
Much of the rock-surface was dense granite comparatively free from cleavage lines, soft materials, or stratification.
Two instances of this waved stratification of the Lake Superior sandstone deserve notice.
It is recently asserted that this change in the stratification occurs about a mile above the Falls.
Such is the condition of the disturbed stratification at the Porcupine Mountains.
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