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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strat•i•fi•ca•tion (strat′ə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or an instance of stratifying.
- a stratified state or appearance:the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods.
- Sociologythe hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class:stratification of feudal society.
- Geology
- formation of strata;
deposition or occurrence in strata. - a stratum.
- Medieval Latin strātificātiōn- (stem of strātificātiō). See strati-, -fication
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stratification /ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
- the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
Etymology: 17th Century (in the obsolete sense: the act of depositing in layers) and C18 (in the current senses): from New Latin strātificātiōnem, from stratificāre to stratify strat•i•fy /ˈstrætəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. - to (cause to) be formed in different levels or strata, esp. within a society: [~ + object]The society became stratified as the poor got poorer and the rich got richer.[no object]Their society gradually stratified until movement between different levels became impossible.
strat•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌstrætəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]stratification into different classes.See -strat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strat•i•fy (strat′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to form or place in strata or layers.
- Agricultureto preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.
- Sociologyto arrange in a hierarchical order, esp. according to graded status levels.
v.i. - to form strata.
- Geologyto lie in beds or layers.
- Sociologyto develop hierarchically, esp. as graded status levels.
- modeled on Neo-Latin strātificāre, equivalent. to strāti- strati- + -ficāre -fy 1655–65
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