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stratiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
strat-i-form
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring in layers

adj

Descriptive of rocks with extensive horizontal development

adj

Descriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development

Etymology

From Latin stratus (“layer”) + -form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more stratiform (comparative) most stratiform (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstratiform

Questions

What does stratiform mean?
Occurring in layers
Where does stratiform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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