horizontal stratification

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• stratification — /strat euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of stratifying. 2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 3. Sociol. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according… …   Universalium

• horizontal — horizontal, ale (o ri zon tal, ta l ) adj. 1°   Qui est parallèle à l horizon (au sens astronomique). Terrains horizontaux.    Plan horizontal, plan parallèle à l horizon.    Ligne horizontale, droite tirée du point de vue dans la perspective… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Stratification (archeology) — In archaeology, especially in the course of excavation, stratification is a paramount and base concept. It is largely based on the Law of Superposition. When archaeological finds are below the surface of the ground (as is most commonly the case) …   Wikipedia

• skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …   Universalium

• Wick, Vale of Glamorgan — infobox UK place country = Wales welsh name= Y Wig constituency welsh assembly= latitude= 51.4376 longitude= 3.5508 map type= United Kingdom official name= Wick unitary wales= Vale of Glamorgan lieutenancy wales= South Glamorgan constituency… …   Wikipedia

• Geological history of India — The geological history of India started with the geological evolution of rest of the Earth i.e. 4.57 bya (billion years ago). India has a diverse geology. Different regions in India contain rocks of all types belonging to different geologic… …   Wikipedia

• integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …   Universalium

• African dance — Introduction  performing art deeply woven into the social fabric of Africa and generally involving aspects of music and theatre as well as rhythmic bodily movement. See also African music and mask. The cultural position of dance       In African… …   Universalium

• stack —    1) [ coast ]    An isolated pillar like rocky island or mass near a cliffy shore, detached from a headland by wave erosion assisted by weathering; especially one showing columnar structure with horizontal stratification.    Examples occur… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• social class — /soʊʃəl ˈklas/ (say sohshuhl klahs) noun 1. a group which is part of the hierarchical structure of a society, usually classified by occupation, and having common economic, cultural or political status. 2. the phenomenon of horizontal… …  

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium