stratified
Arranged in layers
Stratified means arranged in layers or levels.
Rock formations are stratified when sediment accumulates over time.
Stratified societies have distinct social classes with limited mobility between them: a rigidly stratified caste system.
In research, stratified sampling divides a population into subgroups before selection.
The underlying image is always of horizontal bands stacked upon one another.
Bonded between protective layers
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- superimposedPlaced over something else
- laminaeThin flat layers
sheeted · bedded · interbedded · stratiform · zoned · alternating · stacked · successive
Ranked authority structure
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- echelonsLevels within a hierarchy
- ladderPortable climbing frame
pyramid · bureaucracy · chain of command · subordination · structure · levels · grades · seniority
Grouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- mobilityCapacity for movement
status · privilege · elite · bourgeoisie · proletariat · underclass · socioeconomic · disparity
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- digUnearth by shoveling
- siteDesignated location
trowel · pottery · burial · midden · prehistoric · settlements · remains · relics
Formed from deposited material
- rockSolid earthen material
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- outcropSurfacing native stone
limestone · shale · sandstone · deposition · sedimentation · erosion · igneous · metamorphic
Occurring without pattern
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- surveySystematic data collection
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- statisticsCollected numerical information
research · representative · population · bias · cluster · proportional · systematic · subgroups
laminated
Bonded between protective layers
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- superimposedPlaced over something else
laminae · sheeted · bedded · interbedded · stratiform · zoned · alternating · stacked · successive · horizontal
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
ladder · pyramid · bureaucracy · chain of command · subordination · structure · levels · grades · seniority · management
class
Grouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
mobility · status · privilege · elite · bourgeoisie · proletariat · underclass · socioeconomic · disparity · segregation
excavation
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- digUnearth by shoveling
site · trowel · pottery · burial · midden · prehistoric · settlements · remains · relics · ceramics
sedimentary
Formed from deposited material
outcrop · limestone · shale · sandstone · deposition · sedimentation · erosion · igneous · metamorphic · mineralogy
random
Occurring without pattern
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- surveySystematic data collection
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
statistics · research · representative · population · bias · cluster · proportional · systematic · subgroups · quota
- hierarchiestier, tiers, level, levels, rank
- organizedorganized, ordered, arranged, sorted, classified
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- volcano wordsactive, dormant, extinct, molten, eruptive
- geologicaligneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic, tectonic
- bridgecontract bridge, duplicate bridge, rubber bridge, bridge table, trump
stratifiedunstratified
Not separated into levels
homogeneous · uniform · unlayered · undifferentiated · nonstratified
stratifiedegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
classless · nonhierarchical · flat · unstratified · equal
stratifiedhomogenized
Made uniformly consistent throughout
mixed · blended · integrated · intermixed · combined
- ocean stratificationSea divided by density
- lake stratificationTemperature-based water layering
- stratified societyPopulation organized by rank
- social stratificationSociety's hierarchical layering