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Found 2 items, similar to Stratum.

Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Stratum

Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The
latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to
spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See Strew, and cf.
Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus,
Street.]
1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by
natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of
layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other
kinds. Also used figuratively.
[1913 Webster]

2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
[1913 Webster]

Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: stratum

stratum
n 1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on
top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an
organism)
2: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good
actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at
least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many
strata simultaneously" [syn: level, layer]
[also: strata (pl)]