stria

(strīə)

noun pl. striae

  1. a narrow groove or channel
  2. any of a number of parallel lines, stripes, bands, furrows, etc.; specif.,
    1. any of the cylindrical fibers in voluntary muscles
    2. any of the parallel lines on glaciated surfaces or crystal faces
    3. any of the luminous bands in an electric discharge through a gas

Origin: L: for IE base see strike

See stria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. stri·ae (strīˈē)
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin; see streig- in Indo-European roots

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