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striate definition

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

transitive verb striated -·at′ed, striating -·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
also striated stri′·at′·ed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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