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striations

striations is the plural of striation.

Meaning of striation

Noun

striation (countable and uncountable, plural striations)

  1. (countable) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
  2. (countable) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.
    • The energy raised the temperature of the snow a couple of degrees, and the friction carved striations high in the icy sides of the canyon walls.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013
  3. The action of marking with a stria.
  4. The result of being marked with a stria.
  5. a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

Questions about striations

What is striations the plural of?
Striations is the plural of striation.

Words near striations in the dictionary

  1. striatine
  2. striating
  3. striatins
  4. striation
  5. striational
  6. striations
  7. striato-
  8. striatoamygdalar
  9. striatocapsular
  10. striatocortical
  11. striatofrontal

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