Definition of Stratification. Meaning of Stratification. Synonyms of Stratification

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Stratification. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Stratification and, of course, Stratification synonyms and on the right images related to the word Stratification.

Definition of Stratification

Stratification
Stratification Strat`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Cf. F. stratification.] 1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers. 2. (Physiol.) The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.

Meaning of Stratification from wikipedia

- Look up stratification, stratified, or stratify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stratification may refer to: Stratification (mathematics), any consistent...
- Social stratification refers to a society's categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors like wealth, income, race, education...
- Lake stratification is the tendency of lakes to form separate and distinct thermal layers during warm weather. Typically stratified lakes show three distinct...
- class stratification is a form of social stratification in which a society is separated into parties whose members have different access to resources...
- Stratification in water is the formation in a body of water of relatively distinct and stable layers by density. It occurs in all water bodies where there...
- In horticulture, stratification is a process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur...
- In sociology, age stratification refers to the hierarchical ranking of people into age groups within a society. Age stratification could also be defined...
- Ocean stratification is the natural separation of an ocean's water into horizontal layers by density. This is generally stable stratification, because...
- Economic stratification refers to the condition within a society where social classes are separated, or stratified, along economic lines. Various economic...
- Stable stratification of fluids occurs when each layer is less dense than the one below it. Unstable stratification is when each layer is denser than the...