Look up: stratum

1. stratum
   A layer of sedimentary rock; plural is strata.
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2. stratum
   [n] - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
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3. stratum
   each of the groups into which a population is divided in stratified sampling Category: Statistics
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4. Stratum
   Stra'tum noun ; plural English Stratums , Latin Strata . The latter is more common. [ Latin , from sternere , stratum , to spread; akin to Greek ... to spread, strew. See Strew , and confer Consternation
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5. stratum
   A layer of vegetation used to determine dominant species in a plant community. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. stratum
   noun one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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7. stratum
   (strat´әm) (stra´tәm) a sheetlike mass of tissue; see also lamina and layer.
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8. Stratum
   • (n.) A bed or layer artificially made; a course. • (n.) 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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9. stratum
   (from the article `Grand Canyon`) ...Park, which encompasses the river`s length from Lake Powell (formed by Glen Canyon Dam in 1963) to Lake Mead (formed by Hoover Dam in 1936). In ... ...characteristics from the material with which they are interstratified (sometimes stated as interbedded, or interlayered). These beds, or strata, ... ...
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10. stratum
    (from the article `statistics`) Stratified simple random sampling is a variation of simple random sampling in which the population is partitioned into relatively homogeneous groups ...
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11. stratum
    stratum (singular), strata (plural) 1. Any of several parallel layers or levels of something. 2. A layer of the atmosphere or the sea. 3. In biology, a layer of living cells; or a layer, i.e., a sheetlike mass of substance of nearly uniform thickness, especially when the layer is one of several associated layers, as in tissue. 4. A horizontal...
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12. Stratum
    Stratum is a geological term describing a mass of sedimentary rock (a strata) of great horizontal extent, which was deposited more or less continuously on the bottom of former seas or lakes, or sometimes on the surface of flat plains or deserts. Stratified rocks are mostly sandstones, shales and limestone.
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13. stratum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: strat′ŭm, tă; strā′tŭm; tī Definitions: 1. One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin.
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14. stratum
    Latin = a covering sheet, or layer.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/
    
    
15. Stratum
    In geology and related fields, a `stratum` (plural: strata) is a layer of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers. The "stratum" is the fundamental unit in a stratigraphic column and forms the basis of the study of st...
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16. Stratum
    (linguistics) In layer-->) is a language that influences, or is influenced by another through contact. A substratum is a language which has lower power or prestige than another, while a superstratum is the language that has higher power or prestige. Both substratum and superstratum languages ...
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