Found 2 items, similar to Stratums.
English → English (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)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stratums
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.
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2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
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