unstratified

American  

[uhn-strat-uh-fahyd] / ʌnˈstræt əˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers.

   unstratified rocks.

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unstratified British  

/ ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. (esp of igneous rocks and rock formations) not occurring in distinct layers or strata; not stratified

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Etymology

Origin of unstratified

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + stratify ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders.

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In structure, the drift which is strictly glacial, is unstratified.

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From this arrangement they have been termed “stratified,” in contrast to the unstratified or igneous series.

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All the unstratified rocks have certainly been fused, and probably all the stratified rocks originated from the unstratified, and have been modified by water and heat.

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Further observation showed that stratified tumuli occupy a certain fixed position with regard to other works, which the unstratified tumuli do not.

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