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stratifications
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the process of arranging people into social classes or ranks
- Industrialization led to the stratification of urban society.
- Sociologists study the stratification of wealth and opportunity.
- The country exhibits high social stratification based on education.
- Stratification influences access to healthcare and resources.
- Historical stratification often aligned with hereditary privilege.
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the practice of placing seeds in moist sand, sawdust, or peat moss to preserve them or encourage germination
- Apple seeds require stratification before they will sprout.
- Stratification improves the germination rate of cold-climate species.
- Stratification mimics natural winter conditions for seeds.
- The nursery explained the importance of stratification for exotic plants.
- Without stratification, some seeds remain dormant for years.
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an arrangement in distinct layers
- The geologist studied the stratification of sedimentary rocks.
- The lake's water showed clear thermal stratification.
- Stratification in the atmosphere affects weather patterns.
- Soil stratification indicates past environmental conditions.
- The cake displayed perfect stratification of frosting and sponge layers.
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the process of forming or depositing in layers
- The river delta shows stratification of silt and sand.
- Sediment stratification occurs over thousands of years.
- The furnace allows stratification of molten metals.
- Stratification in glaciers preserves historical climate data.
- Volcanic eruptions produce layered stratification of ash and lava.