stratified
adjective
1. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
- stratified areas of the distribution
Similar word(s): hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical, graded, ranked
2. deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
- stratified rock
Similar word(s): foliaceous, foliate, foliated, laminal, laminar, layered, superimposed, sheetlike, bedded
3. (used of society) socially hierarchical
- American society is becoming increasingly stratified
Similar word(s): hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical