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成層 (せいそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい層そう

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Meanings

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noun

Technical term used in geology, meteorology, and other sciences to describe layered structures.

地ち層そうの成せい層そうを観かん察さつする。
Observe the stratification of the geological layers.
成せい層そう圏けんは大たい気きの層そうの一ひとつだ。
The stratosphere is one of the atmospheric layers.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
層stratum, social class, layer

Similar words

層そう
層 is a general word for 'layer' or 'stratum', while 成層 specifically refers to the process or state of being layered.
成せい層そう圏けん
成層圏 is the stratosphere, a compound using 成層.

Etymology

Compound of 成 (become, form) and 層 (layer). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern scientific contexts.