arranged in layers where lighter water overlies denser water, especially near the sea surface (see Water & Atmosphere 8(1): 26-27) Stratification generally occurs as surface waters warm in summer–spring, and is broken down by mixing processes, such as strong winds and surface cooling, especially during winter
Any of a series of secretive layers of cells found in the uterus, parts of the anus and eye, the male urethra and vas deferens and in parts of the pharynx
render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies" form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" develop different social levels, classes, or castes; "Society stratifies when the income gap widens
form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"