stratiform

[ strat-uh-fawrm ]
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adjective
  1. Geology. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata.

  2. Anatomy. noting arrangement in thin layers, as in bone.

  1. Meteorology. (of a cloud) having predominantly horizontal development.

Origin of stratiform

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; strati- + -form

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British Dictionary definitions for stratiform

stratiform

/ (ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm) /


adjective
  1. (of rocks) occurring as or arranged in strata

  2. meteorol resembling a stratus cloud

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