单词 | interstratify |
释义 | interstratify in British English (ˌɪntəˈstrætɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (tr; usually passive) to arrange (a series of rock strata) in alternating beds Derived forms interstratification (ˌinterˌstratifiˈcation) noun interstratify in American English (ˌintərˈstrætəˌfai) (verb -fied, -fying) intransitive verb 1. to lie in interposed or alternate strata transitive verb 2. to interlay with or interpose between other strata 3. to arrange in alternate strata Derived forms interstratification noun Word origin [1815–25; inter- + stratify]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, norm, treadmill, trolley, welterweightinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental) |
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