any of the parallel scratches or grooves on the surface of a rock caused by abrasion resulting from the passage of a glacier, motion on a fault surface, etc
2.
fine ridges and grooves on the surface of a crystal caused by irregular growth
3. biology, anatomy
a narrow band of colour or a ridge, groove, or similar linear mark, usually occurring in a parallel series
4. architecture
a narrow channel, such as a flute on the shaft of a column
Word origin
C16: from Latin: a groove
stria in American English
(ˈstraɪə)
nounWord forms: pluralˈstriae (ˈstraɪi)
1.
a narrow groove or channel
2.
any of a number of parallel lines, stripes, bands, furrows, etc.
; specif.,
a.
any of the cylindrical fibers in voluntary muscles
b.
any of the parallel lines on glaciated surfaces or crystal faces
c.
any of the luminous bands in an electric discharge through a gas
Word origin
L: for IE base see strike
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terms used in architecture, architectural features