Meaning of STRATIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | `stratufu'keyshun
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- [n] the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination
- [n] the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
- [n] a layered configuration
- [n] forming or depositing in layers
- [n] the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
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| | Synonyms: | | social stratification |
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| | See Also: | | assortment, categorisation, categorization, classification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, condition, configuration, conformation, contour, emplacement, foliation, form, geological process, locating, location, placement, position, positioning, shape | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Strat`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stratification.]
1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of
being laid in the form of strata, or layers.
2. (Physiol.) The deposition of material in successive layers
in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a
stratified appearance.
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| | Definition: | | The use of chemical and mechanical systems to break dormancy and increase germination. |
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- the division of a society into groups that have varying degrees of access to resources and power.
- the laying down or depositing of strata or layers (also called deposits) one above the other. A succession of layers should provide a relative chronological sequence, with the earliest at the bottom and the latest at the top.
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