stria
noun
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement.
striae
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pluralof stria.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Figure 16.25 Left: Roches moutonées with glacial striae near Squamish, B.C.
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Glacial striae are very common on rock surfaces eroded by both alpine and continental glaciers.
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Right: Glacial striae at the same location near Squamish.
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On a smaller scale, both types of glaciers form drumlins, roches moutonées, and glacial grooves or striae.
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The upper air is full of striae and, though it seems like a clear night, everything looks dim—a volcanic haze probably.
From The Man Who Rocked the Earth by Robert Williams Wood
