Associations to the word «Stratification»

Wiktionary

STRATIFICATION, noun. The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
STRATIFICATION, noun. (music) a layering of musical texture
STRATIFICATION, noun. (ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

Dictionary definition

STRATIFICATION, noun. The act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata.
STRATIFICATION, noun. The condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group.
STRATIFICATION, noun. Forming or depositing in layers.
STRATIFICATION, noun. A layered configuration.
STRATIFICATION, noun. The placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination.

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky