Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stratified"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stratified \Strat"i*fied\, a.
Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as,
stratified rock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stratify \Strat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stratified}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Stratifying}.] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]
To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the
earth; to arrange in strata.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stratified
adj 1: arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas
of the distribution" [syn: {graded}, {ranked}]
2: (geology) deposited or arranged in horizontal layers;
"stratified rock" [syn: {bedded}] [ant: {unstratified}]
3: (used of society) "American society is becoming increasingly
stratified" [syn: {class-conscious}]
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