Noun, : a stratum of ancient foundations. ,an allegory with many strata of meaning. ,the lowest stratum of society. From Dictionary.com.
But one should not – and does not – find modern human fossils embedded in strata from the Jurassic period (144 million years ago). From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Supermajority of Republicans are creationists.] Reference
Ashfall leaves tree trunks vertical in strata for subsequent mineralization and petrification. From Wordnik.com. [Man made global warming? No way!] Reference
The word strata means "layers," so technically you could call something like lasagne a strata. From Wordnik.com. [make-ahead spinach-and-gruyere strata] Reference
My desk at work is usually invisible, buried beneath layers that must be unearthed in strata like an archaeological dig site. From Wordnik.com. [More Fluff: A Slice of Meme] Reference
There's a whole genre of egg-based casserole-type dishes - many of them known as strata - that are assembled the night before serving. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It's called a strata, and you can even serve it for breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
Oh one other point, floods do not leave vertical trees in strata. From Wordnik.com. [Man made global warming? No way!] Reference
The secret lies, I suppose, in the trend of the strata, which is generally north and south. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Fleece, a romance] Reference
This isn’t just a function of the romance genre, but of a certain strata of pop fiction in general. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » What is Plagiarism?] Reference
That's why the Italian casserole known as a strata is ideal to make any time during the next few weeks. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
The strata were called strata because each material was "spread out" before the next one was piled on top. From Wordnik.com. [podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history] Reference
The effect of the strata is the same as that exercised by the non-conductive coatings which are put on steam boilers. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography] Reference
The implements are nearly always found in the lowest strata, which is a bed of gravel from ten to fourteen feet thick. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
It’s a great example of millions of years of erosion explosing millions of years of life, in strata and not ’soup’ like the fallacy called the Flood suggests. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Right-Wing Religious Leaders: Out Of Touch With Their Congregations On Contraception] Reference
He contributed to zoology a sound classification of echinoderms, and to geology a clear exposition of their relation to the periods of formation of the mountain strata. From Wordnik.com. [Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz] Reference
I don't think I'm disdainful of people who aren't in my "strata", whatever that means. From Wordnik.com. [A Sunday coffeehouse.] Reference
She suggested that "strata" be separated and numbered and that interfaces between deposits of stratigraphic excavation, which had previously been ignored, be taken into account. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Jericho] Reference
They hit a "strata" of oil, and the oil is coming out of that hole at the unprecedented pressure rate of 20,000 to 70,000 psi. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Janet: A strata is a casserhole. From Wordnik.com. [I QUESTION THE GENERAL - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
The intelligence strata in Iraq are very complicated. From Wordnik.com. [Questions And Answers: Iraqi Opposition Leader Seyyed Hakim] Reference
In this swing group, anxiety extends across social strata. From Wordnik.com. [Margie Omero: Walmart Moms: Politically Swing, Economically Anxious] Reference
There are almost no life forms before the trilobite in rock strata. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Origin of the Species] Reference
And those really narrow tan and red strata are TARP and the stimulus. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Cesca: The GOP Plot to Screw the Economy and the Middle Class] Reference
First, in regard to the laws governing the deposition of new strata. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
They come together from different sides and strata of this city of polarities. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting for the Light] Reference
Restorers are scraping through many strata of multihued paint to expose the earliest layers. From Wordnik.com. [To Rise From The Ashes] Reference
His need to break the world into categories takes place far below the upper strata of thought. From Wordnik.com. [Plug In] Reference
The state's near monopoly on power begins with city politics and reaches into all strata of society. From Wordnik.com. [What's Wrong with Russia] Reference
One typically hears the same from people across Iraq and throughout its social and political strata. From Wordnik.com. [Five myths about the Iraq troop withdrawal] Reference
"That's a client-oriented business where you deal with people from lots of different social strata.". From Wordnik.com. [Chile Mining Minister Is Resourceful in Rescue] Reference
Solidly at the top of the luxe, fast and smooth strata, with the added benefit of sportlike features. From Wordnik.com. [ROAD TEST: LEXUS IS 350] Reference
In nearby strata, he uncovered nests, eggs and unhatched babies of smaller, graceful biped dinosaurs called hypsilophodonts. From Wordnik.com. [New Theories And Old Bones Reveal The Lifestyle Of The Dinosaur] Reference
For more than two centuries the shelly strata of the Subapennine hills afforded matter of speculation to the early geologists of. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
What was once considered a problem in the inner city amongst the poor is now a problem that affects children from all economic strata. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Romal J. Tune: Gang Violence: How the Church Can Help] Reference
In her nouveau leather get-up and an archaeology of cosmetic strata, she was the very incarnation of cloying and clambering careerism. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Urdoxa 2.0] Reference
Now the lower strata -- though they might not put it in these words -- are demanding accountability for a worsening economic situation. From Wordnik.com. [For Whom The Pots Clang] Reference
It would be nice if the interests of the Internet civil liberties strata and the interests of the corporations were not mutually exclusive. From Wordnik.com. ['It's Impossible To Build A Completely Secure Network'] Reference
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