stratified

1. Arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks (synset 301206658)
   "stratified areas of the distribution"
   similar to: hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
   same as: graded, ranked
2. Deposited or arranged in horizontal layers (synset 300209821)
   "stratified rock"
   referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
   similar to:

   • foliaceous, foliate, foliated - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
   • laminal, laminar - arranged in or consisting of laminae
   • layered, superimposed - with one layer on top of another
   • sheetlike - resembling a sheet
   same as: bedded
3. (used of society) socially hierarchical (synset 301206375)
   "American society is becoming increasingly stratified"
   similar to: hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
   same as: class-conscious

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