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Webster 1913 Edition
Stratification
Stratˊi-fi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stratification
STRATIFICATION
,Noun.
1.
The process by which substances in the earth have been formed into strata or layers.2.
The state of being formed into layers in the earth.3.
The act of laying in strata.