striation
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(noun) any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue |
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Synonyms: stria |
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Related Words: groove |
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(noun) a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands" |
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Synonyms: band, stria |
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Related Words: streak, stretch mark, stripe |
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