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striation

  • [stɹaɪˈeɪ.ʃən]

noun striations

  1. countable One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals.
  2. countable One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape. The energy raised the temperature of the snow a couple of degrees, and the friction carved striations high in the icy sides of the canyon walls.
  3. countable, uncountable The action of marking with a stria.
  4. countable, uncountable The result of being marked with a stria.
  5. countable, uncountable a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning.

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noun action of marking with a stria

Españolestriación
Portuguêsestriamento
Françaisstriation
DeutschStreifen
Italianostriatura

noun result of being marked with a stria

DeutschStreifung

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@misc{striation_2026,
  title = {striation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/striation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}