stratification

Meanings

Plural: stratifications

Noun

• the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
• the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
• forming or depositing in layers
• a layered configuration
• the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
• The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
• A layering of musical texture.
• The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
• Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
• The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
• A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.

Synonyms

social stratification