stria

A noun referring to a thin, narrow groove, channel, or streak, often found in parallel sets on surfaces such as rocks or within biological tissues, or a stripe of contrasting color.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una ranura, surco o banda fina y estrecha, a menudo dispuesta en series paralelas sobre superficies como rocas o tejidos biológicos, o una franja de color contrastante.

1. Geological striae C1 formal scientific

   Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves or scratches, such as those left by a glacier on rocks.

   • The glacier left distinct striae on the bedrock.
   • Geologists studied the striae to understand the ice flow direction.
   • The rock surface was covered with fine parallel striae.

   🇪🇸Estrías geológicas

   Sinónimos: furrowgroovelinescratchstreakstriation

2. Anatomical striae C1 formal medical

   Streaks or ridges in muscle tissue, such as those found in cardiac or skeletal muscle.

   • Cardiac muscle cells have visible striae under the microscope.
   • The striae in skeletal muscle are due to the arrangement of sarcomeres.
   • Histologists examined the striae to assess muscle health.

   🇪🇸estrías musculares

   Sinónimos: bandlinestreakstriationstripe

3. Stripe of contrasting color C1 formal

   A stripe or band of contrasting color on a surface.

   • The butterfly's wings had delicate striae of blue and gold.
   • The mineral displayed beautiful striae of different hues.
   • The fabric had subtle striae running through its pattern.

   🇪🇸Estría de color contrastante

   Sinónimos: bandbarlinestreakstripe

• striae plural form
• striae's possessive plural form
• stria's possessive singular form