What does striation mean?

Definitions for striation
straɪˈeɪ ʃənstri·a·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stria, striationnoun

    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. band, banding, stria, striationnoun

    a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

    "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

Wiktionary

  1. striationnoun

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

  2. striationnoun

    One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.

  3. striationnoun

    The action of marking with a stria.

  4. striationnoun

    The result of being marked with a stria.

  5. striationnoun

    a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

  6. Etymology: ? or from striate

ChatGPT

  1. striation

    Striation generally refers to a series of linear marks, grooves, ridges, or linear pattern of stripes consistently arranged on a surface or along a particular direction. These patterns often have a different color, texture or composition than the surrounding material. The term is used in various fields of study such as geology, biology and material science.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Striationnoun

    the quality or condition of being striated

  2. Striationnoun

    a stria; as, the striations on a shell

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of striation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of striation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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