stria meaning
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stria (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.
stria has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
stria as a 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
Synonyms: striation
Type of: groove
Related forms: striate
- a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
- chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
- the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
Synonyms: band, banding, striation
Type of: stripe
Kinds: collar, stretch mark
Related forms: striate
Scrabble score: 5 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in IA · 5-letter words
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