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1. stratum
noun. ['ˈstrætəm'] 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).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stratum (Latin)
- stratus (Latin)
2. stratum
noun. ['ˈstrætəm'] people having the same social, economic, or educational status.
Synonyms
- trade
- labour
- bourgeoisie
- peasantry
- womanhood
- lower class
- estate of the realm
- commons
- immigrant class
- upper crust
- working class
- market
- center
- age class
- booboisie
- firing line
- fraternity
- world
- sodality
- the three estates
- domain
- old school
- middle class
- people
- class structure
- class
- social class
- commonalty
- ninja
- commonality
- underworld
- woman
- society
- proletariat
- underclass
- upper class
- caste
- socio-economic class
- craft
- estate
- brotherhood
- fair sex
- agriculture
- yeomanry
- demimonde
Antonyms
Etymology
- stratum (Latin)
- stratus (Latin)
3. stratum
noun. ['ˈstrætəm'] an abstract place usually conceived as having depth.
Etymology
- stratum (Latin)
- stratus (Latin)
Sentences with stratum-basale
1. Noun Phrase
Repair of damage to the epidermis starts with the deepest part of the epidermis -- the stratum basale.
2. Noun Phrase
The deepest layer (stratum basale) is usually affected during the sun-tanning process; this is when the skin gets a darker glow from coming in contact of direct sunlight.
3. Noun Phrase
The first stage of regeneration involves proliferation of the cells of the stratum basale itself.
4. Noun Phrase
The epidermis is itself divided into numerous layers, the deepest of which is called the stratum germinativum (sometimes called the stratum basale).
