striation

noun stri·a·tion \ strī-ˈā-shən \

Updated on: 26 May 2018

Definition of striation

1 a : the fact or state of being striated

b : arrangement of striations or striae

2 : a minute groove, scratch, or channel especially when one of a parallel series

3 : any of the alternate dark and light cross bands of a myofibril of striated muscle

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The high-quality photos speak loudly for their subjects, large and small — mountains and glaciers, wildlife, tiny flowers, striations on rock, bluest ice.

— nancy lord, Anchorage Daily News, "In ‘A Wild Promise,’ a wilderness area in limbo and a book with a mission," 19 May 2018
The blue halo is created by tiny, irregular striations—usually lined up in parallel fashion—and is found in all major groups of flowering plants pollinated by insects, the scientists report today in Nature.

— virginia morell, Science | AAAS, "Flower petals have ‘blue halos’ to attract bees," 18 Oct. 2017
The dashboard design is a mix of art deco striations, nicely textured knobs, LCD displays, and two knobs poking out from either side of the gauge hood (reminiscent of controls in the LFA supercar).

— john pearley huffman, Car and Driver, "2018 Lexus LS," 27 Sep. 2017
The front is marked by diagonal striations and the five Olympic rings.

— dan gartland, SI.com, "See the Newly Revealed 2018 Olympic Medals," 21 Sep. 2017
The canyon walls showed vertical striations of rock layers, even as small waterfalls poured down from above.

— chris mooney, Alaska Dispatch News, "Going through one of the most infamous – and narrow – straits of the Northwest Passage," 19 Aug. 2017
Some of the most beautiful dresses in Simons’s first couture collection for Dior were made from fabric that duplicated the sensuous, blurred, green-and-pink striations of an abstract Ruby painting.

— bob colacello, Vanities, "How Raf Simons Captured the Calvin Klein Empire," 31 July 2017
Some of the most beautiful dresses in Simons’s first couture collection for Dior were made from fabric that duplicated the sensuous, blurred, green-and-pink striations of an abstract Ruby painting.

— bob colacello, vanityfair.com, "How Raf Simons Captured the Calvin Klein Empire," 31 July 2017
Microsaur scales frequently have thickened posterior margins and possess striations or starburst or net-like ornament.

— darren naish, Scientific American Blog Network, "The Microsaurs of Yore," 7 July 2017

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noun stri·a·tion \ strī-ˈā-shən \

medical Definition of striation

1 : the fact or state of being striated

2 : a minute groove, scratch, or channel especially when one of a parallel series

3 : any of the alternate dark and light cross bands of a myofibril of striated muscle

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