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stri·a

(strī′ə)

n. pl. stri·ae (strī′ē)

1. A thin, narrow groove or channel.

2. A thin line or band, especially one of several that are parallel or close together: a characteristic stria of contractile tissue.

[Latin; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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stria

(ˈstraɪə)

n (often plural) , pl striae (ˈstraɪiː)

1. (Geological Science) geology 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

2. (Geological Science) fine ridges and grooves on the surface of a crystal caused by irregular growth

3. (Biology) biology anatomy a narrow band of colour or a ridge, groove, or similar linear mark, usually occurring in a parallel series

4. (Anatomy) biology anatomy a narrow band of colour or a ridge, groove, or similar linear mark, usually occurring in a parallel series

5. (Architecture) architect a narrow channel, such as a flute on the shaft of a column

[C16: from Latin: a groove]

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stri•a

(ˈstraɪ ə)

n., pl. stri•ae (ˈstraɪ i)

1. a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, esp. one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.

2. any of a series of parallel lines on glaciated rock surfaces or the faces of crystals.

[1555–65; < Latin: furrow, channel]

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Noun	1.	stria - any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue striation groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
	2.	stria - a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" banding, striation, band collar - (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) streak, stripe, bar - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

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stri·a

n. lista, fibra.

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stria

n (pl -ae) estría

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