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Definition of Stratum
1. 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).
Specialized synonyms: Cuticle, Epidermis, Corneum, Horny Layer, Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Granulosum, Malpighian Layer, Rete Malpighii, Stratum Basale, Stratum Germinativum, Corium, Derma, Dermis, Cambium, Paries, Wall, Substrate, Substratum, Superstrate, Superstratum, Horizon, Bed, Seam, Bed
Generic synonyms: Layer
Derivative terms: Stratify, Stratify
2. Noun. People having the same social, economic, or educational status. "An emerging professional class"
Generic synonyms: People
Specialized synonyms: Domain, World, Age Class, Agriculture, Brotherhood, Fraternity, Sodality, Estate, Estate Of The Realm, The Three Estates, Labor, Labour, Proletariat, Working Class, Lower Class, Underclass, Bourgeoisie, Middle Class, Booboisie, Commonality, Commonalty, Commons, Peasantry, Demimonde, Underworld, Yeomanry, Caste, Caste, Upper Class, Upper Crust, Ninja, Firing Line, Immigrant Class, Center, Old School, Market, Craft, Trade, Fair Sex, Woman, Womanhood
Group relationships: Society
Group relationships: Class Structure
Derivative terms: Classify, Classify
3. Noun. An abstract place usually conceived as having depth. "The mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
Definition of Stratum
1. n. 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.
Definition of Stratum
1. Noun. One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another. ¹
2. Noun. (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout. ¹
3. Noun. Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers. ¹
4. Noun. (biology) A layer of tissue. ¹
5. Noun. A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status. ¹
6. Noun. (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stratum
1. a layer of material [n -TA or -TUMS]
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