stratum

English

/ˈstɹɑːtəm/, /ˈstɹeɪtəm/

noun
Definitions
  • One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
  • (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
  • Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
  • (biology) A layer of tissue.
  • A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
  • (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
  • (computing) The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strātum (pavement, a spread for a bed, bolster, quilt, a pillow, bed, coverlet, blanket, a bed) root from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterh₃-

Gloss

spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad

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