Strat

  • 11strat´o|spher´i|cal|ly — strat|o|spher|ic «STRAT uh SFEHR ihk, STRAY tuh », adjective. of or having to do with the stratosphere: »Figurative. But that would mean tax rates would stay at their present stratospheric height (Wall Street Journal). –strat´o|spher´i|cal|ly,… …

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  • 12strat|o|spher|ic — «STRAT uh SFEHR ihk, STRAY tuh », adjective. of or having to do with the stratosphere: »Figurative. But that would mean tax rates would stay at their present stratospheric height (Wall Street Journal). –strat´o|spher´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 13strat|a|gem — «STRAT uh juhm», noun. 1. a scheme or trick for deceiving an enemy: »The spy got into the castle by the stratagem of dressing as a beggar. 2. a trick; trickery. ╂[< Middle French stratagème, learned borrowing of Latin stratēgēma < Greek… …

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  • 14strat|e|gist — «STRAT uh jihst», noun. a person trained or skilled in strategy: »a brilliant military strategist, a chess strategist, a football strategist …

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  • 15strat|e|gize — «STRAT uh jyz», intransitive verb, gized, giz|ing. to devise a strategy or strategies; lay out careful plans …

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  • 16strat|i|fi|ca|tion|al|ist — «STRAT uh fuh KAY shuh nuh lihst», noun. a student or follower of stratificational linguistics …

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  • 17strat|i|fi|ca|tion|al — «STRAT uh fuh KAY shuh nuhl», adjective. Linguistics. having to do with a method of analyzing language by arranging its components into a series of interrelated strata, each stratum consisting of units such as phonemes, morphemes, lexemes, and… …

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  • 18strat|i|fi|ca|tion — «STRAT uh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of stratifying or being stratified; arrangement in layers or strata: »the stratification of society. 2. Geology. a) the formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata. b) a stratum …

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  • 19strat|i|form — «STRAT uh frm», adjective. 1. Geology. arranged in strata; forming a stratum or layer. 2. Anatomy. occurring in thin layers in bones: »stratiform cartilage. 3. having the form of stratus clouds. ╂[< French stratiforme < Latin strātum (see… …

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  • 20strat|o|crat|ic — «STRAT uh KRAT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with stratocracy …

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