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unstratified

/uhn-strat-uh-fahyd/US // ʌnˈstræt əˌfaɪd //UK // (ʌnˈstrætɪˌfaɪd) //

未分层的,未分层,非层状的,非层压式的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not stratified; not arranged in strata or layers: unstratified rocks.

Examples

  • For the present moment it will be enough to consider the two grand divisions—Stratified rocks and Unstratified rocks.

  • They are rarely, if ever, seen in unstratified rocks; but many layers of stratified rocks abound in these remains.

  • The orbicular masses often occur in the interior of unstratified mountains, or in the bosom of one bed.

  • This familiar rock may be studied as an example of the second great group of rocks,—the unstratified, or igneous rocks.

  • Over much of the northern states there is spread an unstratified stony clay called the drift.