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Stratification

The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers.

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Assortment 76% connected

Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

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Classification 76% connected

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affi…

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Conformation 76% connected

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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Contour 76% connected

The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Locating 76% connected

of Locate

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Location 76% connected

The act or process of locating.

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Placement 76% connected

The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Foliation 76% connected

The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.

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Stratify 74% connected

To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.

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Stratify 74% connected

To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.

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