striate
/ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/
striate verb: to mark something with striations.
Verb
striate (third-person singular simple present striates, present participle striating, simple past and past participle striated)
- To mark something with striations.
Adjective
IPA/ˈstɹaɪ.ət/
striate (comparative more striate, superlative most striate)
- striated
- Relating to the striate cortex of the brain
striate meaning in Tamil
striate in Tamil
- சால்வரி வாய்ந்த
Forms of striate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | striates |
| present participle | striating |
| past participle | striated |
| past | striated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more striate |
| superlative | most striate |
Origin of striate
From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).
Words formed from striate
- appressed-fibrillose-striate
- bistriate
- circumstriate
- corticostriate
- estriate
- extrastriate
- geniculostriate
- lenticulostriate
- metastriate
- microstriate
- multistriate
- nonstriate
- parastriate
- peristriate
- prestriate
- prostriate
- punctate-striate
- semistriate
- striatal
- striately
- striate-punctate
- substriate
- thalamostriate
Phrases with striate
Words that rhyme with striate
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Questions about striate
- What does striate mean?
- Striate means to mark something with striations.
- What is striate in Tamil?
- Striate in Tamil is சால்வரி வாய்ந்த. See Striate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is striate?
- Striate can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce striate?
- Striate is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/.
- What is the past tense of striate?
- The past tense of striate is striated.
Words near striate in the dictionary
Source and license
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