Straticulate
[struh-tik-yuh-lit] /strəˈtɪk yə lɪt/
adjective, Geology.
1.
made up of or arranged in thin layers.
straticulate
/strəˈtɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt/
adjective
1.
(of a rock formation) composed of very thin even strata
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