stria

[ strahy-uh ]

/ ˈstraɪ ə /

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noun, plural stri·ae

[strahy-ee]. /ˈstraɪ i/.

a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.

Mineralogy. any of a series of parallel lines or tiny grooves on the surface of a crystal, indicative of the mode of growth.

Architecture. a flute on the shaft of a column.

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Origin of stria

1555–65; <Latin: furrow, channel

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How to use stria in a sentence

From this rim shelved down a smooth and polished base, marked with fine vertical striae.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
On the posterior margins of several operculars the striae break up into tubercles.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
Ornamentation of the angular consists of tubercles and longitudinal or oblique striae, occurring mostly on the expanded portion.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols
It is essential that the condenser be white and limpid and free from defects or striae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various

It must be clear, without striae, and there must be no strains in it, resulting from the final stirring and cooling.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for stria

stria

/ (ˈstraɪə) /

noun plural striae (ˈstraɪiː) (often plural)

Also called: striation geology any of the parallel scratches or grooves on the surface of a rock caused by abrasion resulting from the passage of a glacier, motion on a fault surface, etc

fine ridges and grooves on the surface of a crystal caused by irregular growth

biology anatomy a narrow band of colour or a ridge, groove, or similar linear mark, usually occurring in a parallel series

architect a narrow channel, such as a flute on the shaft of a column

Word Origin for stria

C16: from Latin: a groove

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Medical definitions for stria

stria

[ strī′ə ]

n. pl. stri•ae (strī′ē)

A thin, narrow groove or channel.

A thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel or close together.

A thin line, band, stripe, or streak distinguished from the tissue in which it is found; a striation.