stratification
/stɹˌætəfɪkˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He has misunderstood the English excavators in regard to the stratification of Knossos. He has wrongly imagined that the West Court of Knossos and a great part of the whole west wing belonged to an earlier building, contemporary with the West Court of Phæstos, and that they were later superseded and partly covered over by a later structure, contemporary with the supposed mainland Achæan type of Megaron at Phæstos that is now proved to be no Megaron at all."
Etymology
Etymology tree English stratum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English stratification From stratum + -ification.