stratification

stratum +‎ -ification

stratification (countable and uncountable, plural stratifications)

1. the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
2. (music) a layering of musical texture
3. (ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest
4. (sociology) society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata
5. (horticulture) process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur; most often the process involves exposure to cold in which case it may also be called cold treatment

• economic stratification
• lake stratification
• social stratification
• substratification

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stratification f (plural stratifications)

1. stratification

• “stratification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.