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• n  one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
• n  people having the same social, economic, or educational status
• n  an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• Our social stratum is gradually changing, with the middle stratum burgeoning in a way to become the most important part.
• Greenwald's is a highly specialized sample from the profession's top economic stratum.
• Thus, they reasoned, the bones lying in the stratum below must be between 11,000 and 13,000 years old.

• class
• social class
• socio-economic class
• level
• layer

News & Articles

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• Specialist helps businesses expand social media reach
  In today’s Internet-saturated business scene, some have found it best to call in a specialist when striving for a stake on the social-media stratum. That’s where Lisa Gangadeen, president of The 33480 Group, comes into the picture. The 45-year-old online marketing consultant, based in Greenacres and Hollywood, works with several area restaurants, retailers, cultural institutions and professional ...
  June 30, 2013 - Palm Beach Daily News
• Sustainability review helps Stratum take new view of partnerships
  Stratum Nutrition’s parent company Novus International has released its fifth annual sustainability report, detailing how the company is meeting its triple bottom line goals. One of results is that the company now view its partnerships through a different lens.
  June 28, 2013 - Nutraingredients.com

Quotes

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• Anastasia Volochkova in International Herald Tribune
  These financial problems don't touch this stratum of society,said prima ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, who is a member of the ruling United Russia party.
• Robert Greenberg in New York Times
  These ceramides help bind the stratum corneum and keep the barrier from breaking down,said Dr. Robert Greenberg, a dermatologist in Vernon Rockville, Conn.
• Martin Luther King in Washington Post
  King said, "It is a simple matter of justice that America, in dealing creatively with the task of raising the Negro from backwardness, should also be rescuing a large stratum of the forgotten white poor."