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Stratum vs Storey - What's the difference?

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Stratum is a related term of storey.


As nouns the difference between stratum and storey

is that stratum is one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another while storey is a floor or level of a building or ship.

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 ----

    storey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * story (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A floor or level of a building or ship.
    • For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.

    Derived terms

    * -storeyed

    See also

    * ("storey" on Wikipedia)

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