stratum

About 3.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
2. noun A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
3. noun Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
4. noun A layer of tissue.
5. noun A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
6. noun A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
7. noun The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
8. noun A historical layer of a language.

Similar words

layer floor storey level slice tier diaper corneum coat tranche

Often followed by

of corneum is in and granulosum to was which

Word family

strata stratums