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Falda vs Stratum - What's the difference?

falda | stratum |

As nouns the difference between falda and stratum

is that falda is an white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground while stratum is one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

falda

English

Noun

  • An white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.
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    stratum

    English

    Noun

    (strata)
  • One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
  • (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
  • Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
  • (biology) A layer of tissue.
  • A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
  • (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.

    • Synonyms

    * (layers of material arranged one on top of another) tier

    Related terms

    * stratification * stratify * stratosphere

    External links

    * (wikipedia "stratum") * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----