interstratified
- adjective
- Specialized
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interestratificado
- The geologist identified interstratified layers of sandstone and shale in the core sample.
Examples
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The museum displayed a rock with clearly interstratified bands of different colors.
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Some minerals are found in interstratified formations, making extraction more complex.
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The geology report described the layers as interstratified with various minerals.
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These rocks are interstratified and provide valuable insights into Earth's history.
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The geologist identified interstratified layers of sandstone and shale in the core sample.
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The museum displayed a rock with clearly interstratified bands of different colors.
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These rocks are interstratified and provide valuable insights into Earth's history.
Synonyms
6
4.2
Having levels one above another, like seats or a cake
1
3.5
Having parts that lie on top of each other, like a cake
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4.4
Having several levels one above another, like stadium seating
Layers of different materials that lie one above the other
How Layered
3
4.9
- Specialized
- Formal
- Specialized
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6.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
interstratified = stratified (transparent) = inter + stratify + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the prefix 'inter-' to the adjective 'stratified', so the meaning 'layers arranged among/between each other' follows directly from the parts.
Etymology
Interstratified comes from the parts inter- ('between') and stratum ('layer'). So it describes something with different layers placed between one another, which is why geologists call rocks interstratified when they have alternating bands of material.