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striation

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stri·a·tion  (str-shn)
n.
1. The state of being striated or having striae.
2. One of a number of parallel lines or scratches on the surface of a rock that were inscribed by rock fragments embedded in the base of a glacier as it moved across the rock.
3. The form taken by striae.
4. A stria.

striation [straɪˈeɪʃən]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) an arrangement or pattern of striae
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the condition of being striate
3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another word for stria [1]

striation  (str-shn)
One of multiple, usually parallel grooves or scratches on a rock surface, produced by abrasion associated with glacial movement, stream flow, a geologic fault, or meteoric impact. See more at glacial striationshatter coneslickenside
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
2.striation - a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
collar - (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
streak, stripe, bar - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
Translations
striation
n (form: = stripes) → Streifen pl; (= furrows)Furchen pl, → Furchung f; (Geol) → Schliffe pl, → Schrammen pl
striation [straɪˈeɪʃn] nstriatura (Geol) → striatura glaciale
striation [straɪˈeɪʃn] nstriatura (Geol) → striatura glaciale


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