stratal

[streyt-l]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of a stratum or strata. stratum.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stratal¹

First recorded in 1870–75; strat(um) + -al ¹

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Example Sentences

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The geological Anthropocene is not defined by holistic analysis of all human impacts on Earth, but by whether those impacts have produced suitable signals in the stratal record.