1. stratification(n = noun.act) - the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata;
is a kind of assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization
Derived forms verb stratify1, verb stratify3
2. stratification(n = noun.state) social stratification - the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group;
is a kind of condition
Derived forms verb stratify1, verb stratify3
3. stratification(n = noun.process) - forming or depositing in layers;
is a kind of geologic process, geological process
has particulars: foliation
Derived forms verb stratify2, verb stratify4
4. stratification(n = noun.attribute) - a layered configuration;
is a kind of configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape
5. stratification(n = noun.act) - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination;
is a kind of emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning
Derived form verb stratify5
1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers. [1913 Webster]
2. The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance. [1913 Webster]
N layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, escarpment, table, tablet, dess, flagstone, board, plank, trencher, platter, plate, lamina, lamella, sheet, foil, wafer, scale, flake, peel, coat, pellicle, membrane, film, leaf, slice, shive, cut, rasher, shaving, integument, eschar, stratification, scaliness, nest of boxes, coats of an onion, monolayer, bilayer, trilayer, lamellar, lamellated, lamelliform, layered, laminated, laminiferous, micaceous, schistose, schistous, scaly, filmy, membranous, pellicular, flaky, squamous, foliated, foliaceous, stratified, stratiform, tabular, discoid, spathic, spathose, trilamellar, graphitic.
N texture, structure (form), organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction, framework, carcass, architecture, stratification, cleavage, substance, stuff, compages, parenchyma, constitution, staple, organism, organography, osteology, myology, splanchnology, neurology, angiography, adeology, angiography, adenography, texture, surface texture, intertexture, contexture, tissue, grain, web, surface, warp and woof, warp and weft, tooth, nap, flatness (smoothness), fineness of grain, coarseness of grain, dry goods, silk, satin, muslin, burlap, histology, structural, organic, anatomic, anatomical, textural, textile, fine grained, coarse grained, fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny, coarse, homespun, rough, gritty, smooth, smooth as silk, smooth as satin.