Noun: striation strI'ey-shun
- Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
"The microscope revealed clear striations in the muscle fibers";
- stria
- A stripe or stripes of contrasting colour
"chromosomes exhibit characteristic striations";
- band, banding, stria
Derived forms: striations
Type of: bar, channel, groove, streak, stripe
Encyclopedia: Striation