stratum
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin stratum (“‘a spread for a bed, a coverlet, quilt, blanket, a pillow, bolster, a bed, also pavement’”), prop. neut. of stratus, pp. of sternere
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stratum (plural strata)
- One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
- (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
- Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers
- (biology) A layer of tissue
- A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
- (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
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- (layers of material arranged one on top of another): tier
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[edit] Translations
one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
layer of tissue
class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
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[edit] External links
- stratum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- stratum in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
