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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Strata \Stra"ta\, noun, pl. of {Stratum}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stratum \Stra"tum\, noun; pl. E. {Stratums}, L. {Strata}. The latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See {Strew}, and cf. {Consternation}, {Estrade}, {Prostrate}, {Stratus}, {Street}.]
1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stratum
noun
1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
2: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: {level}, {layer}] [also: {strata} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
strata See {stratum}
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