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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stra•tum /ˈstreɪtəm, ˈstrætəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. stra•ta /ˈstreɪtə, ˈstrætə/USA pronunciation stra•tums. - a layer of something, often formed one upon another:a stratum of skin tissue.
- a layer;
level:That story has many strata of meanings. - Geologya single bed or layer of rock, consisting of one kind of material.
- Sociologya level or grade of a people in a society, esp. with reference to social position and education:How could he hope to rise from the lowest stratum of society?
See -strat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stra•tum (strā′təm, strat′əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. stra•ta (strā′tə, strat′ə),USA pronunciation stra•tums. - a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another:a stratum of ancient foundations.
- one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels:an allegory with many strata of meaning.
- Geologya single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition.
- Biologya layer of tissue;
lamella. - Ecology(in a plant community) a layer of vegetation, usually of the same or similar height.
- Oceanographya layer of the ocean or the atmosphere distinguished by natural or arbitrary limits.
- Sociologya level or grade of a people or population with reference to social position, education, etc.:the lowest stratum of society.
- Linguistics(in stratificational grammar) a major subdivision of linguistic structure. Cf. level (def. 18).
- Latin strātum literally, a cover, noun, nominal use of neuter of strātus, past participle of sternere to spread, strew, equivalent. to strā- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix
- 1590–1600
Strata, historically the plural of stratum, is occasionally used as a singular:The lowest economic strata consists of the permanently unemployable.Less frequently, a plural stratas occurs:Several stratas of settlement can be seen in the excavation.At present, these uses are not well established, and they are condemned in usage guides. Strata may eventually become part of a group of borrowed plurals that are now used as singulars in English, such as agenda and candelabra, but it is not yet in that category. See also agenda, criterion, media, phenomenon. |