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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stri•a (strī′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. stri•ae (strī′ē).USA pronunciation - Anatomy, Cell Biologya slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, esp. one of a number in parallel arrangement:striae of muscle fiber.
- Mineralogyany of a series of parallel lines or tiny grooves on the surface of a crystal, indicative of the mode of growth.
- Architecturea flute on the shaft of a column.
- Latin: furrow, channel
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stria /ˈstraɪə/ n ( pl striae /ˈstraɪiː/)(often plural) Also called: striation any of the parallel scratches or grooves on the surface of a rock caused by abrasion resulting from the passage of a glacier, motion on a fault surface, etc- a narrow band of colour or a ridge, groove, or similar linear mark, usually occurring in a parallel series
- a narrow channel, such as a flute on the shaft of a column
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: a groove |