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- DictionaryStriation/strīˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a long, thin streak, ridge, or groove on a surface, often one of many similar parallel marks: "interesting striations in the rock walls beg a closer look"
STRIATION meaning: 1. a long, thin line, mark, or strip of colour: 2. a long, thin line, mark, or strip of color: 3…. Learn more.
1. The state of being striated or having striae. 2. One of a number of parallel lines or scratches on the surface of a rock that were inscribed by rock fragments embedded in the base of a glacier as it moved across the rock. 3. The form taken by striae. 4. A stria. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definitions of striation. noun. 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. synonyms: stria. see more. noun. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color. synonyms: band, banding, stria. see more.
Definition of striation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · striation in British English. (straɪˈeɪʃən ) noun. 1. an arrangement or pattern of striae. 2. the condition of being striate. 3. another word for stria (sense 1) Collins English Dictionary.
Striation definition: . See examples of STRIATION used in a sentence.
Jan 31, 2024 · striation (countable and uncountable, plural striations) (countable, mineralogy) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals. (countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the ...
