'Stratified' definitions:

Definition of 'stratified'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" [syn: graded, ranked, stratified]
adjective
Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" [syn: stratified, bedded] [ant: unstratified]
adjective
(used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is becoming increasingly stratified" [syn: class-conscious, stratified]

Definition of 'Stratified'

From: GCIDE
  • Stratified \Strat"i*fied\, a. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stratified'

From: GCIDE
  • 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] Stratigraphic