striae

Variant of stria

stria definition

stria (strī′ə)

noun pl. striae stri′ae (-ē)

  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

Etymology: L: for IE base see strike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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