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Stratum
stratum
(strata) 1. A stratum of society is a group of people in it who are similar in their education, income, or social status. (FORMAL) It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society... N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. Strata are different layers of rock. (TECHNICAL) Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago. N-COUNT: usu pl
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noun (plural strata) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, spread, bed, from neuter of stratus, past participle of sternere to spread out — more at strew Date: 1599 1. a bed or layer artificially made 2. a. a sheetlike mass of sedimentary rock or earth of one kind lying between beds of other kinds b. a region of the sea or atmosphere that is analogous to a ~ of the earth c. a layer of tissue deep ~ of the skin d. a layer in which archaeological material (as artifacts, skeletons, and dwelling remains) is found on excavation 3. a. a part of a historical or sociological series representing a period or a stage of development b. a socioeconomic level of society comprising persons of the same or similar status especially with regard to education or culture 4. one of a series of layers, levels, or gradations in an ordered system strata of thought 5. a statistical subpopulation Usage: The plural strata has occasionally been used as a singular since the 18th century and is sometimes given the plural stratas there was a strata of Paris which mere criticism of books fails to get hold of — Ezra Pound a Roman burial ground suggests stratas of corruption and decay — Connie Fletcher, Booklist. Current evidence shows senses 2, 3b, and 4 so used, with 3b the most common. Singular strata is persistent but not frequent. Strata may someday establish itself as a singular like agenda, but that use is still not established. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. strata) 1 esp. Geol. a layer or set of successive layers of any deposited substance. 2 an atmospheric layer. 3 a layer of tissue etc. 4 a a social grade, class, etc. (the various strata of society). b Statistics each of the groups into which a population is divided in stratified sampling. Derivatives stratal adj. Etymology: L, = something spread or laid down, neut. past part. of sternere strew ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) слой; пласт 2) отложение 3) ярус 4) лесн. таксационный выдел 5) вчт. страта, уровень декомпозиции - air stratum - aquiferous stratum - gas-bearing stratum - impervious stratum - productive stratum - vapor stratum - waterbearing stratum - watertight stratum ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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пласт (породы), слой (грунта) aquiferous stratum bearing stratum running stratum water-bearing stratum ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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слой, пласт between strata stratum — между слоями within strata stratum — внутри слоев - collapsed stratum - impervious stratum - population stratum - size of stratum - stratum boundary - stratum mean - stratum sample - stratum size - stratum weight - water-bearing stratum ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) пласт, слой 2) ярус – fibrous stratum of pulp – field stratum – pale epithelial stratum – spiny stratum ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. геол. пласт, слой 2. геол. формация 3. слой (общества) the various strata of society —- различные слои общества the lower social strata —- низшие слои общества 4. уровень strata of thought —- уровни мышления 5. типическая группа (в статистике) 6. физ. страта ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n plural strata, 1 a layer of rock of a particular kind, especially one with different layers above and below it 2 a layer of earth, such as one where tools, bones etc from an ancient civilization are found by digging 3 a social class in a society ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1599, from Mod.L., special use of L. stratum "thing spread out, coverlet, pavement," from neut. pp. of sternere "to spread out, lay down, stretch out." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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