striation

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.

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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]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 stria 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" banding, stria, band 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 [straɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → striatura (Geol) → striatura glaciale