In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.
Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify.
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Stratify — Strat i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stratifying}.] [Stratum + fy: cf. F. stratifier.] To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stratify — (v.) 1660s, from Fr. stratifier, from Mod.L. stratificare, from stratum (see STRATUM (Cf. stratum)). Related: Stratified; stratifying … Etymology dictionary
stratify — ► VERB (stratifies, stratified) 1) form or arrange into strata. 2) arrange or classify. DERIVATIVES stratification noun … English terms dictionary
stratify — [strat′əfī΄] vt. stratified, stratifying [Fr stratifier < ModL stratificare < L stratum, layer + facere, to make: see STRATUM & DO1] 1. to form or arrange in layers or strata 2. to preserve (seeds) by placing them between layers of moisture … English World dictionary
stratify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: New Latin stratificare, from stratum + Latin ificare ify Date: 1661 transitive verb 1. to form, deposit, or arrange in strata 2. a. to divide or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata b. to divide into a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stratify — /strat euh fuy /, v., stratified, stratifying. v.t. 1. to form or place in strata or layers. 2. to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth. 3. Sociol. to arrange in a hierarchical order, esp. according to graded… … Universalium
STRATIFY — St. Thomas Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Patients … Medical dictionary
stratify — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. laminate, flake, scale; see plate … English dictionary for students
stratify — strat·i·fy || strætɪfaɪ v. layer; be deposited in layers; separate into social classes or levels; develop different social classes or levels … English contemporary dictionary
stratify — [ stratɪfʌɪ] verb (stratifies, stratifying, stratified) 1》 [usu. as adjective stratified] form or arrange into strata. 2》 arrange or classify. 3》 place (seeds) close together in layers in moist sand or peat to preserve them or to help them… … English new terms dictionary
