All 18 Uses
strata
in
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Verne trnsl by G&F - 44 chptrs
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- In reality, the great volcanic movement of the island, and all its attendant phenomena, are concentrated in the interior of the island; there, horizontal layers or strata of rocks, piled one upon the other, eruptions of basaltic origin, and streams of lava, have given this country a kind of supernatural reputation.†
Chpt 9
- The sweeping and broken waves came rolling in upon the pointed rocks; the gulf was surrounded by rocky walls—a mighty cliff, three thousand feet in height, remarkable for its brown strata, separated here and there by beds of tufa of a reddish hue.†
Chpt 9
- The disposition of these volcanic strata absolutely confirms the theories of Sir Humphry Davy.†
Chpt 14 *
- "Well," cried I, "do you not see these different layers of calcareous rocks and the first indication of slate strata?"†
Chpt 16
- After all, I was very likely to be mistaken—and it was within the range of probability and possibility that we were not making our way through the strata of rocks which I believed I recognized piled on the lower layer of granitic formation.†
Chpt 16
- But this inclination was scarcely to be distinguished, and was by no means reassuring to the Professor, because the character of the strata was in no wise modified, and the transition character of the rocks became more and more marked.†
Chpt 17
- We had reached the coal strata of the Central Earth.†
Chpt 17
- The seams of coal were separated by strata of sandstone, a compact clay, which appeared to be crushed down by the weight from above.†
Chpt 17
- As I looked at these untouched strata, therefore, I knew they would remain as long as the world lasts.†
Chpt 17
- Geological science considers this primitive soil as the base of the mineral crust, and it has recognized that it is composed of three different strata or layers, all resting on the immovable rock known as granite.†
Chpt 19
- After a long and patient examination, he said: "This fish, my dear boy, belongs to a family which has been extinct for ages, and of which no trace has ever been found on earth, except fossil remains in the Devonian strata."†
Chpt 29
- Why should not one of the birds reconstructed by the immortal Cuvier flap his stupendous wings aloft in the dull strata of subterranean air?†
Chpt 29
- These hideous monsters ruled everything in the seas of the secondary period, which formed the strata of which the Jura mountains are composed.†
Chpt 30
- It seemed to have been rudely cast up, convulsionized, as it were, by a violent upheaving of the lower strata.†
Chpt 34
- This learned man, who holds such a high place in the scientific world, holds that the soil of Moulin-Quignon does not belong to the diluvium but to a much less ancient stratum, and, in accordance with Cuvier in this respect, he would by no means admit that the human species was contemporary with the animals of the Quaternary epoch.†
Chpt 35editor'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.
- But if I am called on to explain how he came to this place, how these various strata by which he is covered have fallen into this vast cavity, I can undertake to give you no explanation.†
Chpt 35
- He closely examined the different strata one above the other, in order to recognize his situation by geological theory.†
Chpt 42
- By the doubtful glare of the torch, I could make out some singular changes in the granitic strata; a strange and terrible phenomenon was about to be produced, in which electricity played a part.†
Chpt 42
Definitions:
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(1)
(strata) layers
or:
levels, classes, or groups into which people or other things are divided - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)