stratification
[strat-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
- the act or an instance of stratifying.
- a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods.
- Also called social stratification. Sociology. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class: stratification of feudal society.
- Geology.
- formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata.
- a stratum.
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Origin of stratification
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Examples from the Web for stratification
Contemporary Examples
The stratification of the blogosphere was an inevitable consequence of freedom of choice.
Historical Examples
Stratification in meteorites, however, is denied by the faithful.
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
The cleavage of slates then is not a question of stratification; what then is its cause?
Fragments of science, V. 1-2John Tyndall
Like all such accumulations, it is totally free from stratification.
Partial substitutes for stratification are soaking and scalding the seeds.
The Nursery BookLiberty Hyde Bailey
They should generally be transported in some sort of stratification.
The Nursery BookLiberty Hyde Bailey
stratification
- the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
- the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
- sociol See social stratification
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Word Origin
C17 (in the obsolete sense: the act of depositing in layers) and C18 (in the current senses): from New Latin strātificātiōnem, from stratificāre to stratify
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Word Origin and History for stratification
n.
1610s, from Modern Latin stratificationem (nominative stratificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of stratificare "to form strata," from stratum "thing spread out" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
stratification
(străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)- An arrangement in layers or strata.
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stratification
[străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən]
- Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock, sediments, or atmospheric regions.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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stratification
The process by which materials form or are deposited in layers, as in sedimentary rocks and some igneous rocks.
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Note
The atmosphere and the ocean also exhibit stratification, with the warmer air or water occupying the upper layers.
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