n. [ L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification. ]
a. Pleased; indulged according to desire.
n. One who gratifies or pleases. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Interstratified. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Geol.) Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also, that which is interstratified. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Geol.) Stratified among or between other bodies;
n. [ Cf. F. ratification. ] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction;
n. One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. stratification. ]
a. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers;
a. (Geol.) Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata. [ 1913 Webster ]