stratification
noun
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If you look for it, you'll find stratification almost everywhere. On a tall rain-forest tree, there may be different air plants clinging to it, different insects crawling on it, and different mammals making their homes at different levels. The earth beneath you may be stratified into several distinctive layers within the first 20 feet. If the wind you're feeling is moving at 10 miles per hour, at 30 feet above your head it may be 20 mph, and in the jet stream above that it may be 150 mph. If you climb a high mountain in Himalayas, you may begin in a lush, wet forest and end up in a windswept environment where not even lichen will grow.
Examples of stratification in a Sentence
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
The report also found that while TV is more diverse than film, there is significant stratification within writing staffs.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
The stratification of our society continues unabated, with the rich getting richer, and the poor getting poorer.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
The location is spectacular: Dating back to the 14th century, the structure shows a stratification of styles where the neoclassical column and the large apse visually dominate.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stratification. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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