stratification: Meaning and Definition of

strat•i•fi•ca•tion

1. the act or an instance of stratifying.
2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods.
3. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class: stratification of feudal society.
1. formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata.
2. a stratum.