noun. undefined

noun. Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.

noun. The condition of being stratified.

noun. A layered configuration.

noun. The act of stratifying, or the state of being stratified; formation or arrangement in layers.

noun. Specifically, in geology, deposition in beds or strata: the mode of occurrence of those rocks which have been laid down or spread over the surface by water.

noun. In physiology, the thickening of a cell-wall by the deposition of successive thin layers of formed material; also, the arrangement of the layers so deposited.

noun. In electricity, the appearance presented by an electric discharge, or a series of rapid discharges, in a rarefied gas, light and dark bands or striæ being produced.

noun. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers.

noun. The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.

noun. the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks

noun. a layering of musical texture

noun. the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

noun. a layered configuration

noun. the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination

noun. forming or depositing in layers

noun. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

noun. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

"You could have a totally unbiased exit poll with zero sampling error, but until the stratification is accounted for, you have no information."

economic stratification  lake stratification  social stratification  substratification  

assortment  categorisation  categorization  classification  compartmentalisation  

auspice  dormancy  fructification  industrialization  mechanization  

analysis  arrangement  cataloging  categorization  classification