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STRATIFICATION Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word stratification. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word stratification. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for STRATIFICATION

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categorization
nounn
noun

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

classification
nounn
noun

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• a group of people or things arranged by class or category

• the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

• restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people

division
verb, nounv, n
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

gradation
nounn
noun

• relative position in a graded series

• a degree of ablaut

• the act of arranging in grades

hierarchy
nounn
noun

• a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

• the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

separation
nounn
noun

• the state of lacking unity

• coming apart

• the distance between things

• sorting one thing from others

• the social act of separating or parting company

• the space where a division or parting occurs

• the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

• (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• the act of dividing or disconnecting

layering
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

social stratification
nounn
noun

• the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

Best Hypernyms For STRATIFICATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for stratification, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
assortment categorisation categorization classification compartmentalisation compartmentalization condition configuration conformation contour emplacement form locating location placement position positioning shape
Phrases (2)
geologic processgeological process

Alternatives for CATEGORIZATION

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