STRIATE

striate

(adjective) marked with stria or striations

striate

(verb) mark with striae or striations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

striate (third-person singular simple present striates, present participle striating, simple past and past participle striated)

(transitive) To mark something with striations.

Adjective

striate (comparative more striate, superlative most striate)

striated

(anatomy) Relating to the striate cortex of the brain

Anagrams

• artiest, artiste, attires, iratest, ratites, tastier

Source: Wiktionary


Stri"ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Striated; p. pr. & vb. n. Striating.] Etym: [See Striate, a.]

Definition: To mark with striaæ. "Striated longitudinally." Owen.

Stri"ate, Stri"a*ted, a. Etym: [L. striatus, p.p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.]

Definition: Marked with striaæ, or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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