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stratification — [ stratifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1620 chim.; lat. des alchim. stratificatio, onis 1 ♦ Géol. Disposition des matériaux par strates (dans les terrains sédimentaires); processus géologique par lequel les matériaux se sont ainsi disposés. Stratification… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stratification — is the building up of layers, and can have several meanings *Social stratification, is the dividing of a society into levels based on wealth or power. *Stratification in archaeology is the formation of layers (strata) in which objects are found.… … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stratification — (v. lat.), Schichtung, Aufschichtung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
stratification — index order (arrangement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stratification — (n.) 1610s, from Mod.L. stratificationem (nom. stratificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of stratificare to form strata, from stratum thing spread out + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) … Etymology dictionary
stratification — [strat΄ə fi kā′shən] n. 1. the process of stratifying or the state of being stratified 2. a stratified arrangement or appearance 3. Geol. a structure characterized by a succession of tabular layers, beds, strata, etc. stratificational adj … English World dictionary
stratification — /strat euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of stratifying. 2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 3. Sociol. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according… … Universalium
stratification — The term stratification in sociology is usually applied to studies of structured social inequality ; that is, studies of any systematic inequalities between groups of people, which arise as the unintended consequence of social processes and… … Dictionary of sociology
Stratification — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En botanique, la stratification est l opération qui consiste à lever la dormance. En géologie, la stratigraphie étudie la disposition des roches en… … Wikipédia en Français
stratification — by Kylie Message Deleuze and Guattari explain stratification is an ongoing, rhizomatic process that contributes to the line of emergence or becoming. This process may (or may not) lead to our rejection of a unifying subjectivity and embrace… … The Deleuze dictionary
