Meaning of STRIATION
| Pronunciation: | | strI'eyshun
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- [n] a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"
- [n] 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
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STRIATION is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | band, stria, stria |
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| | See Also: | | channel, groove, streak, stretch mark, stripe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stri*a"tion\, n.
1. The quality or condition of being striated.
2. A stria; as, the striations on a shell.
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