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| stri·a·tion [ strī áysh'n ] (plural stri·a·tions) |
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1. stripy pattern: a patterning or marking with parallel grooves or narrow bands
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2. anatomy banding or band within muscle fiber: the striped pattern of striated muscle, or any of the light and dark bands that make up this effect
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3. geology narrow mark: a narrow groove or scratch on an exposed rock face, caused by abrasion by hard rock fragments embedded in a moving glacier
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