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Terrain vs Stratum - What's the difference?

terrain | stratum |

As nouns the difference between terrain and stratum

is that terrain is territory, ground, while stratum is one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

terrain

English

(wikipedia terrain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
  • An area of land or the particular features of it.

    • Synonyms

    * ground

    Related terms

    * terra * terrace * terracotta * terrane * terrene * terrestrial * terrier * territorial * territory

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * * ----

    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 ----