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单词 striation
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striation

[ strahy-ey-shuhn ]
/ straɪˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun

striated condition or appearance.
a stria; one of many parallel striae.
Geology. any of a number of scratches or parallel grooves on the surface of a rock, resulting from the action of moving ice, as of a glacier.
Cell Biology. any of the alternating light and dark crossbands that are visible in certain muscle fibers, especially of voluntary muscles, and are produced by the distribution of contractile proteins.

Origin of striation

First recorded in 1840–50; striate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM striation

in·ter·stri·a·tion, noun

Words nearby striation

striate body, striated, striated border, striated muscle, striate vein, striation, striatonigral, striatum, strick, stricken, Strickland
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British Dictionary definitions for striation

striation
/ (straɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

an arrangement or pattern of striae
the condition of being striate
another word for stria (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for striation

striation
[ strī-āshən ]

n.

The state of being striated or having striae.
A stria.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for striation

striation
[ strī-āshən ]

One of multiple, usually parallel grooves or scratches on a rock surface, produced by abrasion associated with glacial movement, stream flow, a geologic fault, or meteoric impact. See more at glacial striation shatter cone slickenside.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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