STRATIFIED

stratified, bedded

(adjective) deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; “stratified rock”

stratified, class-conscious

(adjective) (used of society) socially hierarchical; “American society is becoming increasingly stratified”

graded, ranked, stratified

(adjective) arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; “stratified areas of the distribution”

STRATIFY

stratify

(verb) render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; “stratify seeds”

stratify

(verb) form layers or strata; “The rock stratifies”

stratify

(verb) form, arrange, or deposit in layers; “The fish are stratified in barrels”; “The rock was stratified by the force of the water”; “A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses”

stratify

(verb) divide society into social classes or castes; “Income distribution often stratifies a society”

stratify

(verb) develop different social levels, classes, or castes; “Society stratifies when the income gap widens”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

stratified (not comparable)

arranged in a sequence of layers or strata

(of society) having a class structure

Antonyms

• unstratified

Verb

stratified

simple past tense and past participle of stratify

Source: Wiktionary


Strat"i*fied, a.

Definition: Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock.

STRATIFY

Strat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Stratifying.] Etym: [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]

Definition: To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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