Definition of striated
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:marked with striations or striae
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:of, relating to, or being striated muscle
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The characters are so striated with opposing views and perverse qualities – and endless chatter –
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From a distance, the striated limestone promontory looked like an enormous bar code—but as our eyes adjusted, the fortress walls and a whole town built right into the rock came into focus.
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The topography is riven with canyons, ravines and gullies, interrupted by striated buttes, hunkered beneath the cloudless sky like silent messengers from the past.
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Ten rubbings on synthetic paper, made on striated surfaces using graphite and Renaissance wax, suggest lenticular postcards of the Shroud of Turin: in each one, a black oval peers through the middle like an adamant apparition.
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In some species, like the striated frogfish, males and females come together and release sperm and egg into the water.
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Definition of striated for English Language Learners
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: having lines, bands, or grooves
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