a. Geol. and Min. [f. mod.L. *strāticul-um (dim. of L. strātum STRATUM) + -ATE2.] Arranged in thin layers. So Straticulation, arrangement in thin layers.
1880. Dana, Man. Geol. (ed. 3), 82. Beds consisting of thin and even subordinate layers, separable or not so, are said to be straticulate. Ibid., 685. Agate, and much stalagmite, are straticulate, but not properly stratified. Ibid. (1895), (ed. 4), 244. Planes of bedding or straticulation in the ice.
