Meaning

8 senses
  1. One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

    слойsloj

    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

  2. A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.

    Bank

    слойsloj

    people having the same social, economic, or educational status

  3. Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.

    слойsloj

  4. A layer of tissue.

    слойsloj

  5. A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.

    слойsloj

  6. A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.

  7. The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

  8. A historical layer of a language.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. This stratum goes right across the lake.

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  2. The color of this stratum stands out from the rest of the cliff face.

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  3. This stratum is waterproof.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bols

Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”). Doublet of estrade and street.

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