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Striation

Striation Meaning & Definition
Striation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Striation?

[n] a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Striation: band | stria | stria

Related Terms | Find terms related to Striation:

See Also | channel | groove | streak | stretch mark | stripe

Striation In Webster's Dictionary

\Stri*a"tion\, n. 1. The quality or condition of being striated. 2. A stria; as, the striations on a shell.

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