'Stratification' definitions:
Definition of 'stratification'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
noun
The condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group [syn: stratification, social stratification]
noun
Forming or depositing in layers
noun
A layered configuration
noun
The placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
Definition of 'Stratification'
From: GCIDE
- 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 a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stratification'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analysis,
- arrangement,
- cataloging,
- categorization,
- classification,
- codification,
- delamination,
- desquamation,
- division,
- exfoliation,
- filing,
- flakiness,
- foliation,
- furfuration,
- grading,
- grouping,
- indexing,
- lamellation,
- lamination,
- pigeonholing,
- placement,
- ranging,
- ranking,
- rating,
- scaliness,
- sorting,
- subdivision,
- tabulation,
- taxonomy,
- typology