Stratum

Word STRATUM
Character 7
Hyphenation stra tum
Pronunciations /ˈstɹeɪtəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Stratum"

What do we mean by stratum?

A horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another. noun

A bed or layer of sedimentary rock that is visually distinguishable from adjacent beds or layers. noun

Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the troposphere, that occur as layers. noun

A layer of tissue. noun

A level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status. noun

One of a number of layers, levels, or divisions in an organized system. noun

A layer of material, formed either naturally or artificially. noun

In archæol. excavations, one of the layers of deposits left by successive civilizations, as in the overlying cities at Hissarlik, the ancient Troy. noun

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. noun

A bed or layer artificially made; a course. noun

One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another. noun

A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout. noun

Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers. noun

A layer of tissue. noun

A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status. noun

A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height. 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) noun

People having the same social, economic, or educational status noun

An abstract place usually conceived as having depth noun

One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

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.

A layer of tissue.

A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.

A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.

The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

The welded part of a nut sack. Urban Dictionary

Really awesome club that used to exist. Took place in Quincy, Illinois. The people in it were the most awesome bitches ever. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Stratum

The word "stratum" in example sentences

I laid the precious stratum, _super stratum_ upon the two former, and other deposits of ❋ Various (N/A)

No, it means that too many people of a certain stratum of wealth and power have a dismissive attitude towards the rule of law, and we need to fix that with more severe sanctions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The scrub stratum is composed mainly of Acacia farnesian, and Eysenhardtia polystachya, and herbaceous stratum is composed of Bouteloua filiformis, B. curtipendula, Hilaria cenchroides, Muhlenbergia stricta, and M. rigida. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think the most significant effect of commerce and the social stratum is the strengthening of the middle class. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He sees a certain stratum of clouds, and feels a certain humidity in the atmosphere, and in the past he has learned to associate those signs with a fine day tomorrow, so he says, "I see it is going to be a fine day." ❋ Unknown (1932)

The stratum mucosum (mucous layer) is composed of several layers of cells; those of the deepest layer are columnar in shape and placed perpendicularly on the surface of the basement membrane, to which they are attached by toothed extremities; this deepest layer is sometimes termed the stratum germinativum; the succeeding strata consist of cells of a more rounded or polyhedral form, the contents of which are soft, opaque, granular, and soluble in acetic acid. ❋ Unknown (1918)

At no successive instants, during a bright day, after the earth has once been warmed to the temperature of the night air of the previous night, do the same particles touch the surface; an unremitting renewal of the surface air-stratum is in continual progress as long as the heat of the soil or terrestrial surface is greater than that of the air in contact with it. ❋ S.C. (1861)

Recover the integrity of the skin’s outer layer, which is called the stratum corneum ❋ Kat James (2007)

The skin’s outer layer is called the stratum corneum. ❋ Kat James (2007)

The top layer of the skin, known as the stratum corneum, is constantly undergoing renewal via the shedding of dead skin cells. ❋ Riku Campo (2010)

Fatty acids called ceramides help protect an outer layer of your skin called the stratum corneum, so that you have better skin hydration and are less susceptible to irritation. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2008)

The city level called stratum IV—the last to be almost fully exposed over the entire area of the ancient mound—contained two sets of large public buildings, each composed of a series of long chambers attached to one another in a row. ❋ Israel Finkelstein (2001)

After a few more decades there were significant signs of building and population growth, to the point that Megiddo once again became a substantial city called stratum VIA, with almost all the features of its former Canaanite culture. ❋ Israel Finkelstein (2001)

[Cowboy] walks with a [limp] ‘cause his stratum got a [curve] in it. ❋ G00dt1m3Ch4rl13 (2021)

"Earth, [Fire], [Wind], [STRATUM SQUAD]!" ❋ Murkalurka (2009)

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