STRATIFICATION Synonyms
20 hypernyms for stratification. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for STRATIFICATION
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| categorization | noun n | |||||
noun • a group of people or things arranged by class or category • the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories • the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | ||||||
| classification | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type • a group of people or things arranged by class or category • the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories • restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people | ||||||
| division | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||
| gradation | noun n | |||||
noun • relative position in a graded series • a degree of ablaut • the act of arranging in grades | ||||||
| hierarchy | noun n | |||||
noun • a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system • the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | ||||||
| separation | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||
| layering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a hen that lays eggs • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells verb • make or form a layer | ||||||
| social stratification | noun n | |||||
noun • the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group | ||||||