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1. (n.) striation
a striated condition or appearance.
2. striation
a stria; one of many parallel striae.
3. striation
any of the alternating light and dark crossbands that are visible in certain muscle fibers.
Etymology: (1840–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stria, striation
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) band, banding, stria, striation
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
"chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
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1. (noun) striation
the quality or condition of being striated
2. (noun) striation
a stria; as, the striations on a shell
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