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striate Definition

stri·ate (strī′āt′; for adj., usually, -it)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to mark with striae; stripe, band, furrow, etc.

Etymology: < L striatus, grooved, furrowed, pp. of striare, to groove, channel < stria: see stria

adjective

marked with striae: said esp. of muscles which control the skeleton

striate Usage Examples

Object

  • muscle: B ) Tongue The tongue is a mass of striated muscle covered in oral mucosa.
  • appearance: Their striated appearance is due to the many long folds of the cell membrane.
  • glass: Key words: Bagolini striated glasses, Ocular dominance, Sbisa bar, Sensory fusion.
  • duct: Striated ducts - ducts which carry saliva from the intercalated ducts to a series of main collecting ducts.
  • boulder: The junction of the Pyg Track is marked by a conspicuous striated boulder.
  • pattern: She could see the clouds shifting as he bent his head again, watch the long striated patterns of shadow and light.

Modifies a noun

  • cortex: If the striate cortex is damaged in animals or humans, the half field of vision opposite the hemisphere that's damaged is altered.
  • virus: Those such as the former " wheat American striate mosaic virus " will become " Wheat American striate mosaic virus " .

Modifying Another Word

  • finely: The inner surface of the bark is smooth, of a pale, yellowish brown and very finely striated.