noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈstɹɑː.təm/
UK:/ˈstɹeɪ.təm/
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US:/ˈstɹeɪ.təm/
US:[ˈstɹeɪ.ɾəm]
US:/ˈstɹæt.əm/
US:[ˈstɹæɾ.əm]
Australian:/ˈstɹaː.təm/
rhymes with -ɑːtəm
rhymes with -eɪtəm
rhymes with -ætəm
CMU ARPABET:S T R AE1 T AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tier
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bed, layer
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A layer of tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A historical layer of a language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strate
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a good actor communicates on several levels
a simile has at least two layers of meaning
the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: level, layer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: place
10
noun
Meaning 10
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the working class
an emerging professional class
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: class, social class, socio-economic class
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
Narrower terms: world, domain, age class, agriculture, brotherhood, fraternity, sodality, estate of the realm, estate, the three estates, labor, labour, working class, proletariat, lower class, underclass, middle class, bourgeoisie, booboisie, commonalty, commonality, commons, peasantry, demimonde, underworld, yeomanry, caste, upper class, upper crust, ninja, firing line, immigrant class, center, old school, market, craft, trade, womanhood, woman, fair sex
11
noun
Meaning 11
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”). Doublet of estrade and street.
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ድርብርብ
(dərbərb)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Bashkir:
ҡатлам
(qatlam)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Bulgarian:
пласт
(plast)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Bulgarian:
слой
(sloj)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Catalan:
estrat
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Finnish:
kerros
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
French:
couche
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Galician:
estrato
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Greek:
στρώμα
(stróma)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Ido:
strato
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Japanese:
層
(sō)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Portuguese:
estrato
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Swedish:
skikt
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Swedish:
stratum
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Swedish:
varv
— one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
Bashkir:
ҡатлам
(qatlam)
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Bulgarian:
пласт
(plast)
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Catalan:
estrat
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Finnish:
maakerros
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Finnish:
kerrostuma
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
French:
strate
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Galician:
estrato
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
German:
Bank
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Greek:
στρώμα
(stróma)
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Icelandic:
jarðlag
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Ido:
strato
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Japanese:
地層
(chisō)
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Portuguese:
estrato
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Spanish:
estrato
— layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
Bashkir:
ҡатлам
(qatlam)
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Catalan:
estrat
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Catalan:
capa
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Finnish:
kerros
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
French:
couche
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Galician:
estrato
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Greek:
στρώμα
(stróma)
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Japanese:
層
(sō)
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Spanish:
capa
— any of the regions of the atmosphere
Bashkir:
ҡатлам
(qatlam)
— layer of tissue
Catalan:
estrat
— layer of tissue
Finnish:
ihokerros
— layer of tissue
French:
couche
— layer of tissue
French:
stratum
— layer of tissue
Galician:
estrato
— layer of tissue
Greek:
στρώμα
(stróma)
— layer of tissue
Japanese:
層
(sō)
— layer of tissue
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— layer of tissue
Spanish:
estrato
— layer of tissue
Bashkir:
ҡатлам
(qatlam)
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Bulgarian:
прослокйа
(proslokja)
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Catalan:
estrat
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Finnish:
yhteiskuntaluokka
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Finnish:
kansankerros
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
French:
classe
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
French:
couche
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Galician:
estrato
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Greek:
στρώμα
(stróma)
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Indonesian:
strata
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Japanese:
階級
(kaikyū)
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Portuguese:
estrato
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Spanish:
estrato
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Spanish:
estamento
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Swedish:
samhällsskikt
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Swedish:
klass
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
Tagalog:
saray
— class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
