meaning of stratum
1. 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.
2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
3. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata
">simultaneously"
Related Words
stratum | stratum basale | stratum corneum | stratum germinativum | stratum granulosum | stratum lucidum | stratums |
