The members of each stratum accept as their ideal of decency the scheme of life in vogue in the next higher stratum, and bend their energies to live up to that ideal.
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Stratum
//ˈstɹeɪ.təm//
Synonyms for "stratum" (94 found)
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Translations
76 translations across 18 languages.
Bashkir
4 entries- ҡатлам noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- ҡатлам noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- ҡатлам noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- ҡатлам noun (layer of tissue)
Bulgarian
4 entries- пласт noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- пласт noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- прослокйа noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- слой noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
Catalan
4 entries- capa noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- estrat noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- estrat noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- estrat noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
Finnish
4 entries- ihokerros noun (layer of tissue)
- kansankerros noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- kerros noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- kerros noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
French
4 entries- classe noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- couche noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- couche noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- couche noun (layer of tissue)
Galician
4 entries- estrato noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- estrato noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- estrato noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- estrato noun (layer of tissue)
German
1 entries- Bank noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
Greek
4 entries- στρώμα noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- στρώμα noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- στρώμα noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- στρώμα noun (layer of tissue)
Icelandic
1 entries- jarðlag noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
Ido
2 entries- strato noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- strato noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
Indonesian
1 entries- strata noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
Japanese
4 entries- 地層 noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- 層 noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- 層 noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- 層 noun (layer of tissue)
Polish
2 entries- piętro noun (layer of vegetation)
- warstwa noun (layer of vegetation)
Portuguese
3 entries- estrato noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- estrato noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- estrato noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
Russian
4 entries- слой noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- слой noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- слой noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- слой noun (layer of tissue)
Spanish
4 entries- capa noun (any of the regions of the atmosphere)
- estamento noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- estrato noun (layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout)
- estrato noun (layer of tissue)
Swedish
4 entries- klass noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- samhällsskikt noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
- skikt noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- stratum noun (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
Tagalog
1 entries- saray noun (class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The color of this stratum stands out from the rest of the cliff face.
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This stratum goes right across the lake.
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This stratum is waterproof.
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