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unstratified

unstratified

8.3
Not arranged in layers
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈstrætɪfaɪdɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no estratificado
  • The unstratified soil made it difficult for the plants to take root.

Examples

  • The sample contained unstratified material, indicating a lack of sedimentary processes.

  • The valley was filled with unstratified glacial debris after the ice receded.

  • Unlike sandstone, which forms layers, till is typically unstratified.

  • This rock is unstratified.

  • The landscape was unstratified, with fields merging naturally into rolling hills and forests.

  • The research focused on the unstratified nature of the population, showing that there were no distinct social classes.

  • In this untouched region, the geological formations appeared unstratified, lacking clear layers of rock.

Synonyms

unconsolidated
vsunstratified
  • Specialized
8.3

Loose soil or sand that is not stuck together

focuses only on absence of layers rather than on compactness or cementation

Antonyms

stratified
  • Formal
6.7

Made up of horizontal layers of rock or soil

Compounds

unstratified language
  • Specialized
9.9

A programming language that can write and describe its own programs

How Layered

stratified
  • Formal
6.7
bedded
  • Specialized
8.4
unstratified
  • Specialized
8.3
homogeneous
20 6.6

Surface Forms

unstratified positive

Morphology

unstratified = stratified (transparent) = un + stratify + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the adjective 'stratified' to give the straightforward meaning 'not stratified'.

Etymology

The word unstratified is made from the start part un- meaning 'not' and stratum meaning 'layer', a root you can see in strata or stratosphere. So unstratified means 'not layered', like a jar where different pieces are mixed and do not form neat bands.