Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
STRATUM
stratum
(noun) a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
level, layer, stratum
(noun) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; “a good actor communicates on several levels”; “a simile has at least two layers of meaning”; “the mind functions on many strata simultaneously”
class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
(noun) people having the same social, economic, or educational status; “the working class”; “an emerging professional class”
stratum
(noun) one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stratum (plural stratums or strata)
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
Synonym: tier
(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
Synonyms: bed, layer
Coordinate term: seam
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.
(computing) The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
Source: Wiktionary
Stra"tum, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The latter is more common. Etym: [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. Strew, and cf. Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus, Street.]
1. (Geol.)
Definition: A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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