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Stratification

Stratification Meaning & Definition
Stratification Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stratification?

[n] the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination
[n] the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
[n] a layered configuration
[n] forming or depositing in layers
[n] the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stratification: social stratification

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stratification:

See Also | assortment | categorisation | categorization | classification | compartmentalisation | compartmentalization | condition | configuration | conformation | contour | emplacement | foliation | form | geological process | locating | location | placement | position | positioning | shape

Stratification In Webster's Dictionary

\Strat`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [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.) The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.

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