stratum
- noun
- /ˈstreɪtəm/
- Specialized
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- The first level of stratification was the nation-state; therefore, each country represented a stratum in the design.
- second stratum
- the same stratum
- represent a stratum
To do this, to do that on various strata, which could be political, which could be cultural, which could be highly personal.
- To do this, to do that on various strata, which could be political, which could be cultural, which could be highly personal.
- You know, you can keep looking within, within, within until you find the source field of unicity all the way and then you can see all of the strata in between.
Examples
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Textual analysis appeals to a formal and logical stratum of language that is in principle independent of the specific images produced by a given text.
Academic text (2000) -
At the current time, Carroll's (1993) three-stratum theory is arguably the most widely accepted taxonomy of human cognitive abilities.
Academic text (2013) -
More generally, however, the period was marked by significant cultural changes, affecting every stratum and domain of social life.
Academic text (2003) -
A more refined stratum picture is thus emerging.
Academic text (2009) -
But the existence of the second stratum would also militate against the opening of political space.
Academic text (1991) -
Moreover, I argue that every narrative fictional text has a fictive stratum.
Academic text (2004) -
Does shock possess a value in and of itself—reaching some deeper stratum?
Fiction book (2002) -
The answer for which Macquarrie makes his case is that the earliest stratum of Christological thought was adoptionist and Adamic.
Academic text (1991) -
The media and performance studies scholar Jon McKenzie has proposed the emergence of a "performance stratum" underlying the fields of culture, economy, and technology that binds together their disparate activities and discourses in a common disciplinary imperative.
Academic text (2012) -
In the study of human behavior, researchers often analyze different stratum of motivations to understand why people act in certain ways.
Synonyms
∞
1.1
A particular stage in a system or idea
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4.1
A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning
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3.5
A row or level placed above another, like on a cake
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin, clear layer of skin in the palms and soles between outer and inner layers
- Specialized
A layer of elastic fibers in tissues like skin or blood vessels that helps them stretch and return to shape
- Specialized
A thin layer of skin under the outer layer made of dying cells with visible granules
How Abstract
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stratum comes from Latin stratum, from sternere 'to spread'. A helpful image is ideas in layers: a 'stratum' is one layer of meaning, so the word fits when we talk about levels in thought or organization.