striation
pronunciation
How to pronounce striation in British English:
UK [straɪˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce striation in American English:
US [straɪˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- 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
- a stripe of contrasting color
Word Origin
- striation (n.)
- 1849, "a parallel streak," noun of action from striate (v.).
Example
- 1. A study of automatic pattern retrieval for striation toolmarks .
- 2. In 1952 he turned to muscle contraction , and developed an interference microscope for studying the striation pattern in isolated muscle fibres .
- 3. The procedure of pipe laser oxygen cutting and the model of generation of striation on cut surface were studied respectively .
- 4. Control strategies for preheating start and eliminating striation in the fluorescent-lamp electronic .
- 5. The presence of striation area is one of the main characteristic on the surface generated by abrasive jet .