striated

American

[strahy-ey-tid] / ˈstraɪ eɪ tɪd /

adjective

marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.

Other Word Forms

substriated adjective
unstriated adjective

Etymology

Origin of striated

First recorded in 1640–50; striate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Keepers at the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre CIC said a gyr falcon and a striated caracara were taken between 17:00 GMT on Thursday and 07:00 on Friday.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Made of clay, it was wedged above a human skull and surrounded by fragments of a striated wig.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Now, researchers in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering report that the non-allergenic wheat protein glutenin successfully grew striated muscle layers and flat fat layers, which could be combined to produce meat-like textures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

As I watched, he photographed a striated darter that didn't yet have a name, a Yellow Bass, an Orangefin Shiner and a giant crayfish discovered in 2011 in the very creek we were at.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023

The Cadillac’s tires hummed over its striated surface.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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