strata

[strey-tuh, strat-uh, strah-tuh]

noun

1. a plural of stratum.

2. (usually considered nonstandard),  stratum.

strata

/ ˈstrɑːtə /

noun

1. a plural of stratum

Usage

See stratum.

Strata is sometimes wrongly used as a singular noun: this stratum (not strata ) of society is often disregarded

Example Sentences

The kind you might have first met at a 4th of July picnic in a glass Pyrex dish, where guacamole and sour cream mingled with salsa and shredded cheese in slightly slouchy strata.

From Salon

I thought I wanted a piece of all that; not so much the affluence, but the ease with which he moved through the world with money and social strata no deterrence.

From Los Angeles Times

Science writer Poppick explains what those millions of strata can tell us about four instances that changed life dramatically, from oxygen entering the atmosphere all the way to the dinosaur era.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s easy to see why Chishiya has such a magnetic appeal at the close of a year when audiences obsessed over stories of con artists infiltrating society’s most exclusive strata.

From Salon

They seemed unbeatable — until good people from all strata of society rose up.

From Los Angeles Times