interstratify

verb — 2 senses

interstratify

verb

Etymology From inter- + stratify.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Passive, Regional To put or insert between other strata.

  • Sandstone interstratified with shale
2

To put between classes of society; to compose of multiple groups of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.

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