Bible Dictionaries
Stratification

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance.

(2):

(n.) The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stratification'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stratification.html. 1828.