stratum

Meanings

Plural: strata, stratums

Noun

• one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
• people having the same social, economic, or educational status
• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
• One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
• A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
• Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
• A layer of tissue.
• A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
• A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
• The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
• A historical layer of a language.

Synonyms

bed, class, layer, level, social class, socio-economic class, strate, tier

Related Words

stratification, stratify, stratosphere