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stratum
(encz) | stratum,stratum [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
stratum
(encz) | stratum,vrstva n: Zdeněk Brož |
stratum
(czen) | stratum,stratum[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Stratum
(gcide) | Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The
latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to
spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See Strew, and cf.
Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus,
Street.]
1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by
natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of
layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other
kinds. Also used figuratively.
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2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
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stratum
(wn) | stratum
n 1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on
top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an
organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
2: people having the same social, economic, or educational
status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
[syn: class, stratum, social class, {socio-economic
class}]
3: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good
actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least
two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata
simultaneously" [syn: level, layer, stratum] |
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social stratum
(encz) | social stratum,společenská vrstva n: pl. social strata web |
stratum basale
(encz) | stratum basale, n: |
stratum corneum
(encz) | stratum corneum, n: |
stratum germinativum
(encz) | stratum germinativum, n: |
stratum granulosum
(encz) | stratum granulosum, n: |
stratum lucidum
(encz) | stratum lucidum, n: |
substratum
(encz) | substratum,substrát n: Zdeněk Brož |
superstratum
(encz) | superstratum,superstrát n: [lingv.] jazyk dobyvatelů ovlivňující jazyk
podrobených Rostislav Svobodasuperstratum,vrstva nahoře n: Rostislav Svoboda |
Dip of a stratum
(gcide) | Dip \Dip\, n.
1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a
liquid. "The dip of oars in unison." --Glover.
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2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line;
slope; pitch.
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3. a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the
ground.
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4. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a
ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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5. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat.
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6. A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the
performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and
his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and
then raises himself by straightening his arms.
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7. In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is
dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip
(the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings
of subsequent years).
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8. (A["e]ronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb,
usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting
into an airhole.
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9. a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a
parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals
are dipped (see sheep-dip).
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10. a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the
flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and
dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.
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11. a pickpocket. [slang]
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Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the angular depression of the
seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon;
the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal
line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of
the ocean.
Dip of the needle, or Magnetic dip, the angle formed, in
a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle,
or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; --
called also inclination.
Dip of a stratum (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination
to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its
direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.
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Stratum
(gcide) | Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The
latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to
spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See Strew, and cf.
Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus,
Street.]
1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by
natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of
layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other
kinds. Also used figuratively.
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2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
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Stratums
(gcide) | Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The
latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to
spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See Strew, and cf.
Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus,
Street.]
1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by
natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of
layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other
kinds. Also used figuratively.
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2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
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Substratum
(gcide) | Substratum \Sub*stra"tum\, n.; pl. Substrata. [L. substratus,
p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to
strew. See Stratum.]
1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies
something, as a layer of earth lying under another;
specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.
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2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of
phenomena; substance.
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Superstratum
(gcide) | Superstratum \Su`per*stra"tum\, n.; pl. Superstrata. [NL.: cf.
L. supersternere, superstratum, to spread upon. See Super-,
and Stratum.]
A stratum, or layer, above another.
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Understratum
(gcide) | Understratum \Un"der*stra`tum\, n.; pl. L. Understrata, E.
Understratums.
The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil,
rests; subsoil.
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Understratums
(gcide) | Understratum \Un"der*stra`tum\, n.; pl. L. Understrata, E.
Understratums.
The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil,
rests; subsoil.
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solanum rostratum
(wn) | Solanum rostratum
n 1: North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose
yellow flowers [syn: buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum] |
stratum basale
(wn) | stratum basale
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, stratum basale, malpighian layer, {rete
Malpighii}] |
stratum corneum
(wn) | stratum corneum
n 1: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead
cells that slough off [syn: stratum corneum, corneum,
horny layer] |
stratum germinativum
(wn) | stratum germinativum
n 1: the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum
germinativum}, stratum basale, malpighian layer, {rete
Malpighii}] |
stratum granulosum
(wn) | stratum granulosum
n 1: the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or
(on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum;
contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to
the surface |
stratum lucidum
(wn) | stratum lucidum
n 1: the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum
corneum in the skin of the palms and soles |
substratum
(wn) | substratum
n 1: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the
gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving
plants" [syn: substrate, substratum]
2: any stratum or layer lying underneath another [syn:
substrate, substratum]
3: an indigenous language that contributes features to the
language of an invading people who impose their language on
the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain
are a substrate for English" [syn: substrate, substratum] |
superstratum
(wn) | superstratum
n 1: any stratum or layer superimposed on another [syn:
superstrate, superstratum]
2: the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an
indigenous population and contributes features to their
language [syn: superstrate, superstratum] |
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