Striation

Word STRIATION
Character 9
Hyphenation stri a tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Striation"

What do we mean by striation?

The state of being striated or having striae. noun

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. noun

The form taken by striae. noun

A stria. noun

The state of being striated; a striate condition or appearance; striature; also, one of a set of striæ; a stria. noun

In geology, grooves, flutings, and scratches made on the surfaces of rocks by the passage over them of bodies of ice: a result frequently observed along the sides of existing glaciers, and in regions which were formerly occupied by ice. noun

In mineralogy, fine parallel lines on a crystalline face, commonly due to the oscillatory combination of two crystalline forms. noun

The quality or condition of being striated. noun

A stria. noun

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

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

The action of marking with a stria. noun

The result of being marked with a stria. noun

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

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 noun

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color noun

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The word "striation" in example sentences

My muscles vibrate faster and faster until they hit a state of constant striation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But not just any writer — the type who set the whole world on fire with her worlds; a figure who left a striation on literary history, a clear mark of before and after. ❋ Brianne Baxtali (2011)

Long enough to admire the striation of the petals on the lush pink rose on page ninety-two of the fashion magazine I was holding. ❋ Sally Houtman (2012)

This application of a classic technique that creates striation in drinks is akin to having a trucker hat tailored on Savile Row. ❋ Kevin Sintumuang (2011)

At 277 miles long and more than a mile deep, its intricate formations are matched only by the stunning striation of the rock, and by the knowledge that the entire thing was carved out by the Colorado River on a 5-million-year mission. ❋ Unknown (2011)

My muscles acquired unbelievable definition and striation. ❋ Apolo Ohno (2010)

Took a fall running in the park and scraped his knee, a striation of at least a dozen cuts across the joint that still looked raw. ❋ Rafael Yglesias (2009)

We used to dial up the sensitivity enough that you could see faint striation of musculature and I was often a test subject for scan. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Look for how the striation on the wall bends in towards her belly where they thinned her midsection: ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Lumberjack women look more svelte than ever in their purple uniforms, their bodies like the anatomy models from a biology class, where every muscle striation is visible. ❋ Kate Torgovnick (2008)

And as the bullet hurtles through, it leaves striation marks on the bullet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And you are telling me that you can get striation marks off of a casing? ❋ Unknown (2008)

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