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Webster 1913 Edition
Stratum
Stra′tum
,Noun.
pl. E.
Stratums
(#)
, L. Strata
(#)
. The latter is more common. 1.
(Geol.)
A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
2.
A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stratum
STRATUM
,Noun.
plu.
1.
In geology and mineralogy, a layer; any species of earth, sand, coal and the like, arranged in a flat form, distinct from the adjacent matter. The thicker strata are called beds; and these beds are sometimes stratified.2.
A bed or layer artificially made.Definition 2024
stratum
stratum
English
Noun
stratum (plural stratums or strata)
- 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.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
any of the regions of the atmosphere
layer of tissue
class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
layer of vegetation
External links
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stratum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- stratum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- stratum in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin
Etymology
From strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstraː.tum/
Noun
strātum n (genitive strātī); second declension
- a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket
- a pillow, bolster
- a bed, couch
- a horse-blanket, saddle-cloth
- a pavement
- accusative singular of strātum
- vocative singular of strātum
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | strātum | strāta |
| genitive | strātī | strātōrum |
| dative | strātō | strātīs |
| accusative | strātum | strāta |
| ablative | strātō | strātīs |
| vocative | strātum | strāta |
Descendants
Verb
strātum
- supine of sternō
References
- stratum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stratum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- STRATUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “stratum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) a street, a made road: via strata
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(ambiguous) to prostrate oneself before a person: ad pedes alicuius iacēre, stratum esse (stratum iacēre)
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(ambiguous) all have perished by the sword: omnia strata sunt ferro
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(ambiguous) a street, a made road: via strata