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striated

[ strahy-ey-tid ]
/ ˈstraɪ eɪ tɪd /
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adjective

marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.

Words related to striated

smear, spot, daub, band, fleck, stripe, slash, variegate, dapple, marble, vein, strake

Words nearby striated

striae atrophicae, striae gravidarum, striate, striate body, striate vein, striated, striated border, striated muscle, striation, striatonigral, striatum

Origin of striated

First recorded in 1640–50; striate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM striated

sub·stri·at·ed, adjectiveun·stri·at·ed, adjective

Definition for striated (2 of 2)

striate
[ verb strahy-eyt; adjective strahy-it, -eyt ]
/ verb ˈstraɪ eɪt; adjective ˈstraɪ ɪt, -eɪt /

verb (used with object), stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing.

to mark with striae; furrow; stripe; streak.

adjective

striated.

Origin of striate

1660–70; < Latin striātus furrowed, fluted, equivalent to stri(a) (see stria) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM striate

mul·ti·stri·ate, adjectivesub·stri·ate, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for striated

striate

adjective (ˈstraɪɪt) striated

marked with striae; striped

verb (ˈstraɪeɪt)

(tr) to mark with striae

Word Origin for striate

C17: from Latin striāre to make grooves, from stria
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Medical definitions for striated

striate
[ strī′āt′ ]

v.

To mark with striae or striations.

adj.

Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged.
Consisting of a stria or striae.
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