stratification
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- noun
- /ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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estratificación
- We calculated incidence overall, by sex, and for children 0-6 years of age by using the age stratification available in the district-level census data.
- stable stratification
- age stratification
- layers of stratification
It has to do with stratification of air.
- It has to do with stratification of air.
- We get this reliable temperature stratification onshore, offshore breezes, and that's great.
Examples
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Vertical variations in salinity cause permanent stratification, hampering the exchange of oxygen in the deeper parts of the sea.
Academic text (1993) -
Between us was an immense slope like the inside of a bowl, all jumbled by stratification and erosion.
Fiction book (1991) -
A geographical stratification of the data sample might yield very different results.
Academic text (1990) -
The randomization was done in blocks of six children within each school, after stratification for sex and age.
Academic text (1997) -
Migratory behavior is age-dependent, resulting in age stratification along the coast in summer.
Academic text (2000) -
The geological report highlighted the stratification of rock layers in the canyon.
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Scientists study the stratification of soil to understand its composition and layers.
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During the field trip, we observed the stratification of sediments in the riverbank.
Synonyms
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Rock or soil that forms in layers over time
Compounds
How Layered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stratification comes from the Latin stratum meaning 'layer' (plural strata); imagine rock as a cake or a book with many layers you can read to learn the Earth's past. So, stratification is the arrangement or formation of things in layers.