streaking

streak

S0801200 (strēk)n.1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.2. An inherent, often contrasting quality: "There was a streak of wildness in him" (Olga Carlisle).3. A ray or flash of light: the first streaks of dawn; a streak of lightning.4. Informal a. A brief run or stretch, as of luck.b. An unbroken series, as of wins or losses.5. Mineralogy The color of the fine powder produced when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface. Used as a distinguishing characteristic.6. Botany Any of various viral diseases of plants characterized by the appearance of discolored stripes on the leaves or stems.7. Microbiology A sample of microorganisms that has been introduced into a solid culture medium by a needle drawn across its surface. v. streaked, streak·ing, streaks v.tr.1. To mark with streaks: rain streaking the pavement.2. To make streaks of a different, usually lighter color in (hair) using a chemical preparation.3. Microbiology To inoculate (a culture medium) with a streak.v.intr.1. To form streaks.2. To be or become streaked.3. To move at high speed; rush.4. To run naked in public, especially as a prank.

[Middle English streke, line, from Old English strica; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

streak′er n.

streaking

(ˈstriːkɪŋ) n1. an act or instance of running naked through a public place2. (Broadcasting) television light or dark streaks to the right of a bright object in a television picture, caused by distortion in the transmission chain

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单词	streaking
释义	streaking streak S0801200 (strēk)n.1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.2. An inherent, often contrasting quality: "There was a streak of wildness in him" (Olga Carlisle).3. A ray or flash of light: the first streaks of dawn; a streak of lightning.4. Informal a. A brief run or stretch, as of luck.b. An unbroken series, as of wins or losses.5. Mineralogy The color of the fine powder produced when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface. Used as a distinguishing characteristic.6. Botany Any of various viral diseases of plants characterized by the appearance of discolored stripes on the leaves or stems.7. Microbiology A sample of microorganisms that has been introduced into a solid culture medium by a needle drawn across its surface. v. streaked, streak·ing, streaks v.tr.1. To mark with streaks: rain streaking the pavement.2. To make streaks of a different, usually lighter color in (hair) using a chemical preparation.3. Microbiology To inoculate (a culture medium) with a streak.v.intr.1. To form streaks.2. To be or become streaked.3. To move at high speed; rush.4. To run naked in public, especially as a prank. [Middle English streke, line, from Old English strica; see streig- in Indo-European roots.] streak′er n. streaking (ˈstriːkɪŋ) n1. an act or instance of running naked through a public place2. (Broadcasting) television light or dark streaks to the right of a bright object in a television picture, caused by distortion in the transmission chain Translations EncyclopediaSeestreak
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