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Definition of Striation

1. Noun. Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue.

2. Noun. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color. "The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

Definition of Striation

1. n. The quality or condition of being striated.

Definition of Striation

1. Noun. (minerology) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals. ¹

2. Noun. (geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape. ¹

3. Noun. The action of marking with a stria. ¹

4. Noun. The result of being marked with a stria. ¹

5. Noun. (context: roofing) a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Striation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Striation

striae striata striatal striate striate body striate vein striated striated muscle striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber

striated muscle tissue striated muscles striates striatine striating striation striations striatopallidal striatum striatums

strich striches strick stricken stricken through strickenly strickenness strickenthrough strickle strickled

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