Striation Synonyms

strī-ā'shən

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Synonyms for Striation

stria
Any of a number of parallel lines, stripes, bands, furrows, etc.
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band
(Physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
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banding
A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
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Words Related to Striation

glacial striation shatter cone slickenside
One of multiple, usually parallel grooves or scratches on a rock surface, produced by abrasion associated with glacial movement, stream flow, a geologic fault, or meteoric impact.
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concavity
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striate
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Striation Sentence Examples

  • The tracheae are minute tubes exhibiting a faint transverse striation which is probably the indication of a spiral fibre.

  • Rocks scored by glacial ice and showing plain indications of striation, together with thousands of erratic blocks, are found scattered all over Iceland.

  • In the rapidly moving glaciers of the icefjords this striation is not distinctly visible, being evidently obliterated by the strong motion of the ice masses.

  • They occasionally exhibit striation and originate from large branched cells, the nucleus and unmodified part of which form conspicuous elements.

  • Roman glass beads are always drawn out, and nicked off hot, with striation Iengthways; except the large opaque variegated beads which are coiled.

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