Strata

Strata
Stratum Stra"tum, n.; pl. E. {Stratums}, L. {Strata}. The latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See {Strew}, and cf. {Consternation}, {Estrade}, {Prostrate}, {Stratus}, {Street}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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(as of rocks),


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