STRIATED

Adjective

striated (comparative more striated, superlative most striated)

Having parallel lines or grooves on the surface.

Verb

striated

simple past tense and past participle of striate

Anagrams

• straited, tardiest

Source: Wiktionary


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.

STRIATE

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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