striate

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US adj /ˈstraɪ.ət/ verb /ˈstraɪˌeɪt/ UK adj /ˈstraɪ.ət/ verb /ˈstraɪ.eɪt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
marked with narrow parallel lines, grooves, or ridges

US /ˈstraɪ.ət/ UK /ˈstraɪ.ət/

The cliff face was striate, with dark bands running through the basalt.
2

verb
to mark a surface with narrow parallel lines, grooves, or ridges

US /ˈstraɪˌeɪt/ UK /ˈstraɪ.eɪt/

Moving ice can striate exposed rock with long parallel scratches.

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Synonyms

1 adj · marked with narrow parallel... striatedstripedgroovedbanded

2 verb · to mark a surface with... stripe groove score

Opposites

smooth unmarked

Word family

Forms striated

Derived forms striatalstriatelynonstriate

Related forms stria striation stripe groove

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Phrases (1)

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striate cortex
the primary visual area of the cerebral cortex in the occipital region

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin striatus ("furrowed, grooved"), the past participle of striare or striāre ("to make grooves"), from stria ("furrow, channel"). English preserves both the adjective for a lined surface and the verb for producing those lines.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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