stratiform

[ strat-uh-fawrm ]

/ ˈstræt əˌfɔrm /

Geology. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata.

Anatomy. noting arrangement in thin layers, as in bone.

Meteorology. (of a cloud) having predominantly horizontal development.

Compare cumuliform.

Origin of stratiform

First recorded in 1795–1805; strati- + -form

Stratiform: Liquefaction extending to the walls of the tube and downward horizontally (Fig. 151, l).

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
The stratiform deposits are subdivided into two great classes; the primary and the secondary.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

stratiform

/ (ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm) /

(of rocks) occurring as or arranged in strata

meteorol resembling a stratus cloud