interstratify

American  

[in-ter-strat-uh-fahy] / ˌɪn tərˈstræt əˌfaɪ /

verb (used without object)

interstratified, interstratifying

1. to lie in interposed or alternate strata.

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verb (used with object)

interstratified, interstratifying

1. to interlay with or interpose between other strata.

2. to arrange in alternate strata.

interstratify British  

/ ˌɪntəˈstrætɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr; usually passive) to arrange (a series of rock strata) in alternating beds

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Other Word Forms

• interstratification
  noun

Etymology

Origin of interstratify

First recorded in 1815–25; inter- + stratify

Example Sentences

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interstratified

Ayrshire, and in the western parts of Devonshire, beds of felspathic porphyry, felstone and ash are interstratified with strata believed to be of Permian age.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

The soil here consists of ice and volcanic ashes interstratified; and at a little depth beneath the surface it must remain perpetually congealed, for Lieut.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin

The country in this vicinity consists of a bluish limestone, interstratified with slate-clay: and naked and rugged ridges of trap rocks rise in various places above the general level.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin

The beds of salt so formed are found interstratified with shales, sandstones, and limestones, and are frequently associated with gypsum.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

The same effect is produced where numerous thin beds of members of the different classes are interstratified, the disintegrated portions being gradually intermixed, and valuable soils formed.

From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson