The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stratiform
Stratiform \Strat"i*form\, a. Having the form of strata.
Wiktionary
stratiform
a. 1 Occurring in layers 2 (context meteorology English) Descriptive of clouds with extensive horizontal development
Usage examples of "stratiform".
These creatures wandered the Great Escarpment in loose caravans, seeking the diffuse surface areas of stratiform copper deposits, preferably those with high amounts of tetrahedrite or chalcocite in them, so that they could recover silver as a byproduct of the copper.