- the act or an instance of stratifying.
- a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods.
- the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class: stratification of feudal society.
- Geology.
- formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata.
- a stratum.
- the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
- the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
- sociol See social stratification
