English Explanatory Dictionary

stratification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
  2. A layering of musical texture.
  3. The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
  4. Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
  5. The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
  6. A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

stratification stratifications

Etymology

From stratum + -ification.

Derived words

biostratification costratification cross-stratification destratification economic stratification interstratification lake stratification macrostratification microstratification monostratification multistratification overstratification phylostratification poststratification prestratification pseudostratification restratification stratificational substratification
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