stratification
(noun) the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
stratification
(noun) the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
stratification
(noun) a layered configuration
stratification
(noun) forming or depositing in layers
stratification, social stratification
(noun) the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stratification (countable and uncountable, plural stratifications)
the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
(music) a layering of musical texture
(ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest
(sociology) society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata
Source: Wiktionary
Strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stratification.]
1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
