straticulate

American

[struh-tik-yuh-lit] / strəˈtɪk yə lɪt /

adjective

Geology.

made up of or arranged in thin layers.

straticulate British

/ -ˌleɪt, strəˈtɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

(of a rock formation) composed of very thin even strata

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Other Word Forms

straticulation noun

Etymology

Origin of straticulate

First recorded in 1880–85; strati- ( def. ) + Latin suffix -cul(um) + -ate ¹ ( def. )

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