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striation

stri·a·tion
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strahy-ey-shuh n]
    • /straɪˈeɪ ʃən/
    • /straɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strahy-ey-shuh n]
    • /straɪˈeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of striation word

  • noun striation striated condition or appearance. 1
  • noun striation a stria; one of many parallel striae. 1
  • noun striation Geology. any of a number of scratches or parallel grooves on the surface of a rock, resulting from the action of moving ice, as of a glacier. 1
  • noun striation Cell Biology. any of the alternating light and dark crossbands that are visible in certain muscle fibers, especially of voluntary muscles, and are produced by the distribution of contractile proteins. 1
  • noun striation an arrangement or pattern of striae 0
  • noun striation the condition of being striate 0
See all 9 definitions of striation

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Origin of striation

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; striate + -ion

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Parts of speech for Striation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Striation

striation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

striation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for striation

noun striation

  • grain — granularity
  • make-up — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
  • banding — the practice of grouping schoolchildren according to ability to ensure a balanced intake at different levels of ability to secondary school
  • weft — Textiles. filling (def 5).
All 4 Synonyms of striation

Top questions with striation

  • what is a striation?
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  • what is muscle striation?

Related words

  • abrash

    any variation or change, typically striation, in the different dyes of an Oriental rug as it ages.
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