adj
verb
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Meanings
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1
adj
marked with narrow parallel lines, grooves, or ridges
The cliff face was striate, with dark bands running through the basalt.
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2
verb
to mark a surface with narrow parallel lines, grooves, or ridges
Moving ice can striate exposed rock with long parallel scratches.
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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.