noun
1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stratify
• Hypernyms: ↑categorization, ↑categorisation, ↑classification, ↑compartmentalization, ↑compartmentalisation, ↑assortment
2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
• Syn: ↑social stratification
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stratify
• Hypernyms: ↑condition
3. forming or depositing in layers
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stratify
• Hypernyms: ↑geological process, ↑geologic process
• Hyponyms: ↑foliation
4. a layered configuration
• Hypernyms: ↑shape, ↑form, ↑configuration, ↑contour, ↑conformation
5. the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stratify
• Hypernyms: ↑placement, ↑location, ↑locating, ↑position, ↑positioning, ↑emplacement
Useful english dictionary. 2012.