Found 2 items, similar to stratum.
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: 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]