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Showing words for STRATUM using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Stratum

stratum

6 Letter Words for Stratum

astrut, rattus, struma, stuart, tuarts

5 Letter Words for Stratum

artus, arums, marts, marut, matsu, mauts, muras, musar, mutts, ramus, ratus, rusma, sarum, smart, start, stram, strum, strut, sturt, surat, surma, sutra, sutta, tamus, tarts, tatus, tauts, trams, trats, trust, tuart, turma, turms

4 Letter Words for Stratum

amur, amus, arms, arts, arum, astr, mars, mart, maru, mast, masu, mats, maut, mura, musa, must, muta, muts, mutt, rams, rast, rats, ratu, rsum, rums, rusa, rust, ruta, ruts, sart, saum, saur, saut, smur, smut, stam, star, stat, stra, stum, stut, sura, tams, tars, tart, tasu, tats, tatu, taum, taur, taus, taut, tram, trat, tums, turm, tuts, ursa, usar, utas

3 Letter Words for Stratum

amt, amu, arm, ars, art, aru, ast, atm, att, aum, mar, mas, mat, mau, mrs, mst, mts, mus, mut, ram, ras, rat, rms, rum, rut, sam, sar, sat, sau, sma, sta, stm, str, sum, sur, tam, tar, tas, tat, tau, tra, trm, trs, trt, tst, tua, tum, tur, tut, uma, ums, ura, urs, usa, ust, uta, uts

Definitions for Stratum

[1] a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another: a stratum of ancient foundations.
[2] one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels: an allegory with many strata of meaning.
[3] Geology . a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition.
[4] Biology . a layer of tissue; lamella.
[5] Ecology . (in a plant community) a layer of vegetation, usually of the same or similar height.
[6] a layer of the ocean or the atmosphere distinguished by natural or arbitrary limits.
[7] Sociology . a level or grade of a people or population with reference to social position, education, etc.: the lowest stratum of society.
[8] Linguistics . (in stratificational grammar) a major subdivision of linguistic structure. Compare level(def 17) .
[9] (usually plural) any of the distinct layers into which sedimentary rocks are divided
[10] biology a single layer of tissue or cells
[11] a layer of any material, esp one of several parallel layers
[12] a layer of ocean or atmosphere either naturally or arbitrarily demarcated
[13] a level of a social hierarchy that is distinguished according to such criteria as educational achievement or caste status

Words related to Stratum

lamina, sheet, level, grade, stratification, gradation, thickness, lode, bed, seam, vein

Words nearby Stratum

stratocumulus, stratopause, stratosphere, stratovolcano, stratton, stratum, stratum compactum, stratum corneum, stratum functionale, stratum lucidum, stratum spongiosum

Origin of Stratum

1590–1600; < Latin strātum literally, a cover, noun use of neuter of strātus, past participle of sternere to spread, strew, equivalent to strā- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Stratum

stra·tous , adjective
stra′ tal (-təl ) adj.

Word origin for Stratum

C16: via New Latin from Latin: something strewn, from sternere to scatter

Synonyms for Stratum

bed, gradation, grade, lamina, level, lode, seam, sheet, stratification, thickness, vein