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stratification |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stratification \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stratification n 1: the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata 2: the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes [syn: {social stratification}] 3: forming or depositing in layers
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