striation

[ strahy-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. striated condition or appearance.

  2. a stria; one of many parallel striae.

  1. Geology. any of a number of scratches or parallel grooves on the surface of a rock, resulting from the action of moving ice, as of a glacier.

  2. Cell Biology. any of the alternating light and dark crossbands that are visible in certain muscle fibers, especially of voluntary muscles, and are produced by the distribution of contractile proteins.

Origin of striation

1
First recorded in 1840–50; striate + -ion

Other words from striation

  • in·ter·stri·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for striation

striation

/ (straɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. an arrangement or pattern of striae

  2. the condition of being striate

  1. another word for stria (def. 1)

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Scientific definitions for striation

striation

[ strī-āshən ]


  1. One of multiple, usually parallel grooves or scratches on a rock surface, produced by abrasion associated with glacial movement, stream flow, a geologic fault, or meteoric impact. See more at glacial striation shatter cone slickenside.

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