stratiform

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adjective

Occurring in layers

OriginLatin stratus →
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Meanings

adjectivestratiform (comparative more stratiform, superlative most stratiform)

comparative more stratiform · superlative most stratiform

  1. Occurring in layers
  2. geographyDescriptive of rocks with extensive horizontal development
  3. climatologyDescriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development

Origin

  1. Latinstratus“layer”
  2. Englishstratiform

From Latin stratus (“layer”) + -form.

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Translations

Italian stratiforme
  • stratiformewith extensive horizontal development
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APA

stratiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratiform

MLA

“stratiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stratiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stratiform.

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