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• stra|tum — «STRAY tuhm, STRAT uhm», noun, plural ta or tums. 1. a layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers placed one upon another: »to lay several strata of gravel on a road. In digging the well, the men struck a stratum of sand, then… …   Useful english dictionary

• un|der|stra|tum — «UHN duhr STRAY tuhm, STRAT uhm», noun, plural stra|ta « STRAY tuh, STRAT uh», stra|tums. an underlying stratum or layer; substratum …   Useful english dictionary

• sub|stra|tum — «suhb STRAY tuhm, STRAT uhm», noun, plural ta or tums. 1. a layer lying under another: »Beneath the sandy soil there was a substratum of clay ten feet thick. 2. a layer of earth lying just under the surface soil; subsoil. 3. Figurative. basis; …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|stra|tum — «SOO puhr STRAY tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh», tums. a stratum or layer deposited over or upon something. ╂[< New Latin superstratum, noun use of neuter past participle of Latin supersternere to spread over < super over + sternere lay down] …   Useful english dictionary

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• Stratum — Stra̱tum [zu lat. sternere, stratum = hinstreuen, hinbreiten] s; s, Stra̱ta: flache, ausgebreitete Schicht von Zellen (Anat.). Stra̱tum basa̱le (epi|dẹrmidis) [↑Epidermis]: die unterste Schicht der Oberhaut. Stra̱tum cere|bra̱le (re̱tinae): die… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

• Stratum — Stra|tum 〈n.; s, Stra|ta〉 1. 〈Soziol.〉 Gesellschaftsschicht 2. 〈Sprachw.; bes. in der Stratifikationsgrammatik〉 Strukturebene (z. B. Phonetik, Morphologie, Semantik, Syntax) 3. 〈Biol.〉 ausgebreitete Zellschicht, Lebensraum in Form einer Schicht… …   Universal-Lexikon

• stratum — stra•tum [[t]ˈstreɪ təm, ˈstræt əm[/t]] n. pl. stra•ta [[t]ˈstreɪ tə, ˈstræt ə[/t]] stra•tums 1) a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often formed one upon another 2) layer; level: an allegory with many strata of meaning[/ex] 3) …   From formal English to slang

• Stratum — Stra|tum 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: Stra|ta〉 1. 〈Soziol.〉 Gesellschaftsschicht 2. 〈Sprachw.; bes. in der Stratifikationsgrammatik〉 Strukturebene, z. B. Phonetik, Morphologie, Semantik, Syntax 3. 〈Biol.〉 ausgebreitete Zellschicht, Lebensraum in Form einer …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• stratum — stra|tum [ˈstra:təm US ˈstreı ] n plural strata [ tə] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin, something spread, bed , from sternere to spread out ] 1.) a layer of rock or earth 2.) a social class in a society ▪ people of different social …   Dictionary of contemporary English