layer vs stratum

stratum vs layer

layer and stratum both are nouns.

layer is a verb but stratum is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No
stratum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, layer and stratum are synonyms defined as:

layer and stratum: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

Other synonyms of layer include level.

As nouns, stratum is a hyponym of layer; that is, stratum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than layer:

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
stratum: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

Other hyponyms of layer include asthenosphere, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, exosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, ozonosphere, stratosphere, Earth's surface, surface, thermosphere, tropopause, troposphere, upper mantle, cell wall, snow.

layer (noun)	stratum (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a hen that lays eggs	a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance	people having the same social, economic, or educational status
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth	one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer (verb)	stratum (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and stratum

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