interstratify
ˌɪntərˈstrætɪfaɪ
interstratifiedinterstratifies
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Definition of interstratify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
geologyTECH.to arrange in alternating layersTECH.
  • The sediments were interstratified with volcanic ash layers.
layer stratify
2.
social structureTECH.arrange social groups in interleaved layersTECH.
  • The system interstratifies social groups by income and status.
interlayer interleave
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Origin of interstratify

Latin, inter (between) + stratum (layer)

Examples of interstratify in a sentence

  • Layers of sand and clay were interstratified in the core sample.
  • The study interstratifies neighborhoods by class and ethnicity.
  • These housing rules interstratify residents across districts.

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  1. French:interstratifier, stratifier, ...
  2. German:interstratifizieren, soziale Gruppen in ineinandergreifenden Schichten anordnen, ...
  3. Italian:interstratificare, stratificare, ...
  4. Spanish:interestratificar, estratificar, ...
  5. Portuguese:alternar camadas, estratificar de forma intercalada, ...
  6. Chinese:交错成层, 交错分层, ...
  7. Japanese:層状にする, 階層化する, ...
  8. Arabic:رَصَّفَ بِشَكْلٍ مُتَنَاوِب, تَداخَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהֵיאָרֵךְ בְּשְׁכָבוֹת חֲלוּפִיּוֹת, לְסַדֵּר קְבוּצוֹת חֶבְרָתִיּוֹת בִּשְׁכָבוֹת מְשֻׁלָּבוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:переслаивать, располагать социальные группы взаимопроникающими слоями, ...
  11. Ukrainian:перешаровувати, стратифікувати, ...
  12. Hindi:अंतरस्तरीकरण करना, परस्पर स्तरित करना, ...

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