Mesocratic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mesocratic is an adjective meaning Relating to mesocracy, or rule by the middle class.
Meaning
Relating to mesocracy, or rule by the middle class.
More Meanings
- (mineralogy) Neither leucocratic nor melanocratic; having a more or less even mixture of light and dark constituents.
- (ecology) The second stage of interglacial forest development (Early-Temperate), characterized by a transitional mix of light-demanding and shade-tolerant species.
Example Sentences
The fully developed mesocratic woodland had a somewhat different character.
Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic, mesocratic, telocratic ) be considered as cenozones.
Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mesologic, mesological, mesolectal, mesonormative, mesic, mesonic.
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