stratum vs seam

seam vs stratum

stratum and seam both are nouns.

stratum is not a verb while seam is a verb.

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

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

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)
seam: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

Other hyponyms of stratum include cuticle, epidermis, corneum, horny layer, stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum, corium, derma, dermis, cambium, paries, wall, substrate, substratum, superstrate, superstratum, horizon, bed, bed.

stratum (noun)	seam (noun)
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth	joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling	a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
people having the same social, economic, or educational status	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
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)

stratum (verb)	seam (verb)
	put together with a seam

Difference between stratum and seam

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