striated

adjective

stri·​at·​ed ˈstrī-ˌā-təd How to pronounce striated (audio)
1
: marked with striations or striae
2
: of, relating to, or being striated muscle

Examples of striated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a 1903 gelatin silver print, Roosevelt can be seen beneath a giant sequoia, nearly lost in the gargantuan tree’s striated trunk. Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023 Woods Bagot created the custom, striated display cabinets after numerous experiments with poured concrete. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 In the second gallery, artists consider what is done to bodies by war: six small clay figurines by Michele Oka Doner, bound and striated, suffer the cumulative loss of body parts until only a stumpy torso remains. Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023 There are three main types of muscle tissue: smooth muscle lines the gut wall and organs, except the heart; cardiac muscle is striated and covers the heart; and skeletal muscle, which can be found in the arms and legs, is also striated. Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023 The music building’s exterior of striated concrete panels and wood-like phenolic sheathing grabs your attention with its sculptural forms. Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023 Private vehicles are only allowed along the iconic Zion Canyon Scenic Drive from December through February (a free shuttle is required during other months), but there’s a wealth of alternative scenic drives through the scrubby pinyon pines and striated cliffs that the area is so famous for. Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023 Along 12 acres of the King Fire site, Wright and her team had planted two kinds of pine: ponderosa—which grow up to 200 feet tall with thick, striated bark—and a type of sugar pine resistant to white pine blister rust, a fungus decimating western sugar pines. Lauren Markham, Wired, 9 Oct. 2021 Why the striated caracara? Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Apr. 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of striated was in 1646

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“Striated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striated. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

striated

adjective
stri·​at·​ed ˈstrī-ˌāt-əd How to pronounce striated (audio)
: having or showing lines, bands, or grooves

Medical Definition

striated

adjective
stri·​at·​ed ˈstrī-ˌāt-əd How to pronounce striated (audio)
1
: marked with striae
2
: of, relating to, or being striated muscle

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