Straticulate Definition

stră-tĭkyə-lĭt
adjective
Having thin layers.
American Heritage

(geology) Said of sedimentary rock exhibiting thin layers, whether or not they contol how the rock breaks. Compare with laminated.

The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.
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Origin of Straticulate

  • From stratum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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