Both Uses of
strata
in
Angels & Demons
- I use Roman numerals to codify pelagic strata.†
Chpt 49-50 *
- The bottom was slippery, made doubly treacherous by a stratum of coins thrown for good luck.
Chpt 101-102stratum = layereditor's notes: Strata, the plural form of this word is used much more commonly than the singular form. Many Latin words that end in "um" are made plural by changing the "um" to "a"--such as stratum to strata, bacterium to bacteria, and millennium to millennia. In modern writing, changing the "um" to "ums" is also accepted for many Latin words ending in um, but not for any of those listed above.
Definition:
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(strata) layers
or:
levels, classes, or groups into which people or other things are divided