stratification

[ strat-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

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

First recorded in 1610–20, stratification is from the Medieval Latin word strātificātiōn- (stem of strātificātiō). See strati-, -fication

Words nearby stratification

Strathclyde, Strathclyde Region, strathspey, strati-, straticulate, stratification, stratificational grammar, stratified charge engine, stratified random sample, stratified sample, stratiform

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How to use stratification in a sentence

The top luxury groups across the board are shrugging off the war in Ukraine and a stock market meltdown, pointing to a stratification in spending between the wealthy and the mere mass affluent.
Some Chanel customers are spending so much money the brand is giving them special stores|Tiffany Ap|June 18, 2022|Quartz
That finding appeared in the February Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.
How science overlooks Asian Americans|Sujata Gupta|July 12, 2021|Science News
Los Angeles county isn’t using a risk stratification at their mega vaccination sites, and we are very candid about the model we are using given the amount of doses we have.
Should Someone With Asthma Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Before Someone With Cancer? The Next Big Challenge in the Vaccine Rollout|Alice Park|February 10, 2021|Time
Those kinds of literacy tests were ultimately rejected because of the stratification and the exclusion that they introduced.
“Vaccine passports could further erode trust”|Lindsay Muscato|December 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Priorities should be based on risk stratification, with more immediate access given to vulnerable populations such as the elderly, people with diabetes and obesity, or people in high-risk occupations.
6 questions that must be answered in the race for a vaccine|jakemeth|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Indeed, in a world that seems bent on social stratification, the Juggalos are still busting things up, confusing the Man.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even when one breaches the list at Chiltern, other layers of social stratification exist inside.
Inside London’s Hottest Celebrity Haunt—But How Long Will Chiltern Firehouse Burn?|Lizzie Crocker|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But to have there be a gender stratification when it comes to music?
Haim: We’re a Band. Not a ‘Girl Band.’|Melissa Leon|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had just finished Close Encounters so I decided to write about social stratification on a film set.
Bob Balaban: How I Write|Noah Charney|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 28 (2), 171-197.
15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius|Anneli Rufus|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The stratification at Broughton is peculiar, and different from anything that is found either in Thetford or Coleraine.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Much of the rock-surface was dense granite comparatively free from cleavage lines, soft materials, or stratification.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Two instances of this waved stratification of the Lake Superior sandstone deserve notice.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
It is recently asserted that this change in the stratification occurs about a mile above the Falls.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Such is the condition of the disturbed stratification at the Porcupine Mountains.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for stratification

stratification

/ (ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of stratification

stratificational, adjective

Word Origin for stratification

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for stratification

stratification

[ străt′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock, sediments, or atmospheric regions.

Cultural definitions for stratification

stratification

The process by which materials form or are deposited in layers, as in sedimentary rocks and some igneous rocks.

notes for stratification

The atmosphere and the ocean also exhibit stratification, with the warmer air or water occupying the upper layers.

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