stratification

As an adjective striated

is having parallel lines or grooves on the surface.

As a verb striated

is (striate).

As a noun stratification is

the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.

As a verb categorize

is to assign a category; to divide into classes.

As a noun stratification is

the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.

As nouns the difference between stratification and fossilization

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while fossilization is the process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

As nouns the difference between stratification and fragmentation

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while fragmentation is the act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

As nouns the difference between stratification and cast

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while cast is moment or cast can be luck, fortune.

As nouns the difference between stratification and class

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while class is (countable) a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

As a verb class is

to assign to a class; to classify.

As an adjective class is

(irish|british|slang) great; fabulous.

As nouns the difference between stratification and sedimentation

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while sedimentation is sedimentation.

As nouns the difference between stratification and segmentation

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while segmentation is the act or an instance of dividing into segments.

As nouns the difference between stratification and classification

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while classification is the act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.