Hypertext Webster Gateway: "striate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Striate \Stri"ate\, Striated \Stri"a*ted\, a. [L. striatus, p.
p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a
channel.]
Marked with stria[ae], or fine grooves, or lines of color;
showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated
crystal; striated muscular fiber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Striate \Stri"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striated}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Striating}.] [See {Striate}, a.]
To mark with stria[ae]. ``Striated longitudinally.'' --Owen.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
striate
adj : marked with stria or striations
v : mark with striae or striations
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