stria

C2 Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈstraɪə/ UK /ˈstraɪə/ See IPA manual

Freq #103620

Meanings

1

noun
a narrow stripe, streak, or band, especially one of a parallel series in tissue, plumage, or another patterned surface

A pale stria ran along the otherwise dark feather.
2

noun
a fine groove, ridge, scratch, or channel, especially one of several parallel marks in rock, crystal, or biological tissue

The geologist measured a glacial stria scratched into the exposed bedrock.
3

noun
architecture: a narrow channel or fillet associated with the fluting of a column

Each stria between the column's flutes remained sharply defined after cleaning.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a narrow stripe, streak, or... stripe streak band

2 noun · a fine groove, ridge,... groove striation

3 noun · architecture: a narrow... channel fillet

Word family

Forms striae

Derived forms strialstriate striation

Related forms striated furrow flutingstria terminalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stria, 'furrow, channel, or flute of a column.' Scientific English extended the word to narrow parallel marks and bands in anatomy, zoology, geology, mineralogy, and other fields.

Topics

The Human Body

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# stria

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstraɪə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstraɪə/
**Frequency rank:** 103620

## Meanings
1. a narrow stripe, streak, or band, especially one of a parallel series in tissue, plumage, or another patterned surface
2. a fine groove, ridge, scratch, or channel, especially one of several parallel marks in rock, crystal, or biological tissue
3. architecture: a narrow channel or fillet associated with the fluting of a column

## Examples
- A pale stria ran along the otherwise dark feather.
- The geologist measured a glacial stria scratched into the exposed bedrock.
- Each stria between the column's flutes remained sharply defined after cleaning.

## Synonyms
- stripe
- streak
- band
- groove
- striation

## Derived Forms
- strial
- striate
- striation

## Related Forms
- striated
- furrow
- fluting
- stria terminalis

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stria, 'furrow, channel, or flute of a column.' Scientific English extended the word to narrow parallel marks and bands in anatomy, zoology, geology, mineralogy, and other fields.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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