STRATUM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a good actor communicates on several levels
    • a simile has at least two layers of meaning
    • the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
    Hypernyms(s) stratum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
    Hypernyms(s) stratum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)