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striation

/ striation /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

groove channel

Derived:

striate

noun Sense 2

a stripe of contrasting color

"chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"

Type of:

stripe streak

Kinds of:

stretch mark

Derived:

striate

Semantic Complexity

76%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

7

Times Searched

1

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groove channel stripe streak stretch mark