STRATA Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word strata. (close relations)
Definition of STRATA
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degrees | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study • a measure for arcs and angles • the highest power of a term or variable • a unit of temperature on a specified scale • the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime) | ||||||||
divisions | nounn | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
echelons | nounn | |||||||
noun • status in a society or organization • a body of troops arranged in a line • a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset | ||||||||
gradations | nounn | |||||||
noun • relative position in a graded series • a degree of ablaut • the act of arranging in grades | ||||||||
layers | nounn | |||||||
noun • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a hen that lays eggs • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells verb • make or form a layer | ||||||||
levels | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • height above ground • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • not showing abrupt variations • being on a precise horizontal plane • oriented at right angles to the plumb • of the score in a contest verb • aim at • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • make level or straight • direct into a position for use • talk frankly with; lay it on the line • become level or even | ||||||||
ranks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another • relative status • the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army) • position in a social hierarchy • the body of members of an organization or group adjective satellite • very fertile; producing profuse growth • very offensive in smell or taste • conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • growing profusely verb • take or have a position relative to others • assign a rank or rating to • take precedence or surpass others in rank | ||||||||
tiers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker who ties something • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • something that is used for tying • any one of two or more competitors who tie one another • one of two or more layers one atop another | ||||||||
layer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a hen that lays eggs • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells verb • make or form a layer | ||||||||
bed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep • a plot of ground in which plants are growing • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. • a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track verb • furnish with a bed • place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil • put to bed • have sexual intercourse with • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
tier | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker who ties something • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • something that is used for tying • any one of two or more competitors who tie one another • one of two or more layers one atop another | ||||||||
class | nounn | |||||||
noun • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • a body of students who are taught together • people having the same social, economic, or educational status • education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings • a league ranked by quality • a body of students who graduate together • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders • elegance in dress or behavior verb • arrange or order by classes or categories | ||||||||
level | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • height above ground • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • not showing abrupt variations • being on a precise horizontal plane • oriented at right angles to the plumb • of the score in a contest verb • aim at • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • make level or straight • direct into a position for use • talk frankly with; lay it on the line • become level or even | ||||||||
social class | nounn | |||||||
noun • people having the same social, economic, or educational status | ||||||||
socio-economic class | nounn | |||||||
noun • people having the same social, economic, or educational status |