Literary notes about Stratified (AI summary)
In literature, the term "stratified" is employed to evoke both literal and metaphorical layers. Writers often use it to describe the physical arrangement of natural elements—such as layers in rocks or sedimentary deposits that reveal the passage of time and natural processes [1][2][3]—while also extending its usage to comment on social structures. In this latter context, "stratified" is applied to depict societies segmented into rigid classes, where individuals are absorbed into fixed, impersonal groups [4][5]. Additionally, the word can suggest atmospheric or metaphorical layering that adds depth and complexity to a setting or narrative, as seen when dense formations are portrayed to enhance the mood or symbolism [6].
- It appeared to be a stratified rock, with strongly marked oblique strata.
— from Farthest North, Vol. I Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen - Folded structures are most clearly discernible in sedimentary rocks, because of their stratified (layered) arrangement.
— from Geology: The Science of the Earth's Crust by William J. (William John) Miller - The stratified rocks are always highly metamorphic, and are shattered and dislocated by the intrusion of the granite to a very great extent.
— from Western Himalaya and TibetA Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-8 by Thomas Thomson - His situation forced his ideal into the notion of a society organized in stratified classes, losing the individual in the class.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - In a stratified society the separation into castes is rigid and quite unalterable.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - In a deep valley through which we moved in part of our short trip, a dense, stratified fog arose between the lights and me.
— from Stamped Caution by Raymond Z. Gallun
