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stria \ˈstrīə\ noun (plural stri·ae \-īˌē, -īˌī\) Etymology: Latin, furrow, channel, hollow — more at strike 1. : a fillet especially between flutes of columns or pilasters 2. a. : a minute groove or channel : a threadlike line or narrow band (as of color) especially when one of a series of parallel grooves or lines < the striae produced on a rock by rock fragments held in a glacier > < the striae on a shell > < the striae of the light in a vacuum tube > b. : a narrow structural band or line < a stria of nervous matter in the brain > 3. : an elongated imperfection in glass caused by variation in temperature of the furnace or by unequal density of materials used 4. : a stripe or line (as on the skin) distinguished from the surrounding tissue by color, texture, or elevation < the striae in the skin in pregnancy resulting from stretching and rupture of the elastic fibers > 5. : strié |