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stria

/ˈstɹaɪə/

stria noun: a stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.

Noun

stria (plural striae or striæ)

  1. A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
  2. One of the fillets between the flutes of columns, etc.
  3. A stretch mark.

Forms of stria

pluralstriae
pluralstriæ

Plural of stria: striae

Origin of stria

Borrowed from Latin stria (“furrow”).

Words formed from stria

Words that rhyme with stria

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Questions about stria

What does stria mean?
Stria means a stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
What part of speech is stria?
Stria is a noun.
How do you pronounce stria?
Stria is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪə/.
What is the plural of stria?
The plural of stria is striae.

Words near stria in the dictionary

  1. streyned
  2. streynes
  3. streyneth
  4. streyning
  5. Streys
  6. stria
  7. stria terminalis
  8. stria vascularis
  9. striae
  10. striae gravidarum
  11. strial

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