striation.
One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
Meaning & usage
One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.
The action of marking with a stria.
The result of being marked with a stria.
a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English striate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English striation From striate + -ion.
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