stratum

stratum
['strα:təm, 'streɪtəm]
noun (plural strata -tə)
1》 a layer or a series of layers of rock.
2》 a thin layer within any structure.
3》 a level or class of society.
Origin
C16: mod. L., from L., lit. 'something spread or laid down', neut. past participle of sternere 'strew'.
Usage
In English, as in the original Latin, stratum is singular and its plural form is strata. It is therefore incorrect to use strata as a singular or to create the form stratas as the plural: a series of overlying strata not a series of overlying stratas, and a new stratum was uncovered not a new strata was uncovered.

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  • stratum — strȃtum m DEFINICIJA 1. anat. sloj stanica ili tkiva na različitim anatomskim lokalizacijama 2. geol. arheol. u geologiji i arheologiji, sloj, naslaga ETIMOLOGIJA lat. stratum: pokrivač …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • stratum — ► NOUN (pl. strata) 1) a layer or a series of layers of rock. 2) a thin layer within any structure. 3) a level or class of society. DERIVATIVES stratal adjective. USAGE It is incorrect to use strata …   English terms dictionary

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  • Stratum — (lat.), Schicht; s. Strata …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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