striation

== English == === Etymology === From striate + -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [stɹaɪˈeɪ.ʃən] === Noun === striation (countable and uncountable, plural striations) (countable, mineralogy) One of a number of parallel grooves and ridges in a rock or rocky deposit, formed by repeated twinning or cleaving of crystals. (countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape. The action of marking with a stria. The result of being marked with a stria. (roofing) a parallel series of small grooves, channels, or impressions typically within a metal roof panel used to help reduce the potential for oil-canning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “striation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “striation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === tritonias == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === striation f (plural striations) striation === Further reading === “striation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012