stratified
adjective
1 stratified
Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks:
— Stratified areas of the distribution.
Roget 204: lamellar, lamellated†, lamelliform†, layered; laminated, laminiferous†; micaceous†; schistose, schistous†; scaly, filmy, membranous, pellicular, flaky, ... show more
2 stratified
Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers:
— Stratified rock.
synonym: bedded.
3 stratified
used of society Socially hierarchical:
— American society is becoming increasingly stratified.
synonym: class-conscious.
Moby thesaurus: assorted, cataloged, classified, filed, filmy, foliaceous, foliated, graded, grouped, hierarchic, in layers, indexed, lamellar, lamellate, lamellated, lamelliform, laminate, laminated, laminous, leaflike ... show more.
stratify
verb
1 stratify
Divide society into social classes or castes.
2 stratify
Form layers or strata.
3 stratify
Develop different social levels, classes, or castes.
4 stratify
Form, arrange, or deposit in layers.
5 stratify
Render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand.
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