strata

[strey-tuh, strat-uh, strah-tuh] / ˈstreɪ tə, ˈstræt ə, ˈstrɑ tə /

NOUN

layer

Synonyms

STRONG

bed gradation grade lamina level lode seam sheet stratification thickness vein

Example Sentences

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It’s lowered when they recognize each other as old childhood friends, albeit from different strata of Soviet society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

But the combination of stubborn food inflation and record income inequality is exacerbating the divide, forcing global food majors to rethink how they market to different economic strata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

They seemed unbeatable — until good people from all strata of society rose up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

"We're also talking about every strata of the creative industry, from camera, directors, makeup, hair, costume, all the way down to the more technical aspects like electricity, and all sorts of things like that."

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Thin strata cloud, white and harmless, floated in the southeast.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd